Hi, first of all, I'd like to say thanks for getting xorg 7.1 and that mesa snapshot into unstable. I've been using that Mesa snapshot (from experimental) for quite some time on my r300 class hardware.
That being said, I've been salivating while following the xorg, mesa, and dri lists-- And fighting that urge to start compiling source. So yesterday I started feeling ambitious and I grabbed libdrm2-2.0.2+git20060809 and Mesa 6.5.1+git20060817 from Ubuntu, and built the debs against an otherwise 'clean' Debian Unstable system. The short version is, yes there are noticeable improvements in the r300 driver there. (In the case of GL games) I haven't really plucked around with the desktop acceleration stuff too much. From what I've been reading similar things could be said from the intel side of the fence. In the case of newer r300 hardware, if you want to use open source drivers, you really kind of need to go to the bleeding edge. (And yes, I'm a hypocrite because I play closed games.) I was wondering if there were any firm plans of getting a newer mesa or libdrm into unstable or etch, etc. I know the correct response is, "When we're ready", but I was hoping for any juicy tidbits (even if in general) that go beyond that. Thanks! _James -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
