>>>>> "Terry" == Terry 'Mongoose' Hendrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Terry> Juergen Kreileder wrote:
>> However I still get random hangs with Q3A and deterministic
>> hangs with any windowed GL application when the window gets un-
>> and then remapped (e.g. when iconifying/deiconifying windows,
>> or when switching between workspaces).
Terry> I don't consider that working. I write windowed GL apps,
Terry> and DRI has locked my machine with every release I
Terry> tested. I ended up fixing the debian 4.0.2 and 3.3.6-20
Terry> packages to play nice with each other. I run 3.3.6 99%
Terry> percent of the time, since I perfer utah-glx's stablity and
Terry> speed.
Utah GLX worked perfectly here too but the MGA driver has some
limitations that make it more or less useless for Java3D.
Terry> I think the only people it "works for" are just playing
Terry> games or are on UP systems. I haven't found anyone yet
Terry> that can run a multicontext and/or windowed GL application
Terry> yet on MGA DRI. Thanks for your input, as I'm tracking the
Terry> reports I hear with mental notes. ;)
I've switched to a GeForce 2 Ultra card some does ago. I didn't have
any lockup with that card so far (although NVidia's page mentions some
SMP problems). Also, the quality of rendering and speed is much
better.
Juergen
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