Re: [LI] XF86_SVGA server with generic chipset

["Archan Paul" <archanp@xxxxxxxx>]

We should think in the way Atul said about about QNX. Can it be a project by
the comrades at Linux-India? Can we go for a project on X server in the way
Atul mentioned? Are anyone interested?

This is to mention that Linux is developed in such joint effort in large
extent.

What is ur opinion [Atul,  Arun, Indra (ILUG-CAL), MANI]?? Hope for
something positive.

Archan
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Archan Paul wrote:
> Can anyone give me a clue why XF86_SVGA server works in 320x200 resolution
> when the chipset is configured as "generic" at the configurationfile.

 Arun Sharma wrote:
>
> > A rough answer to that question is: there is a common specification
> > that all video cards stick to and that is why the "generic" config
> > works. But when you want fancier features and higher resolution, all
> > video cards have their own way of doing it, which is why you need a
> > special X server for each chipset or family of chipsets.
>
> As an aside - has anyone checked out the QNX demo disks? They have a GUI
> that works on *any* VGA-compatible card. Their approach is radically
> different - instead of writing for specific cards, they create a flat
> graphic environment using only documented VGA calls, and the results are
> really impressive - full graphics on *any* card you throw it at.
>

Atul Chitnis wrote
> Maybe we should be looking at something like this in the future for X - it
> won't be blazingly fast, but it will take care of that icky "X won't work
> on my system, and hence I cannot use Linux" problem.
>
> Atul


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