[radeonhd] Necessary for 3D

[Matthias Hopf]

On Oct 05, 07 14:21:42 +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 14:15 +0200, Matthias Hopf wrote:
> > It'll be quite a while
> > until we will see 3D docs. At least that's my estimation.
> 
> Does it mean buying an r6xx now is of no use ? I mean, r7xx could be out
> before the radeonhd driver can run compiz.

It certainly will be. It's not too long until r7xx will be pushed. A 3D
driver is a complex beast, especially if done from the ground up. No,
r4xx code won't help, r6xx has a completely different engine.

Matthias

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