[Bug 21145] radeon + xbmc failt to start

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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21145





--- Comment #3 from Andreas Setterlind <gamester17 at xbmc.org>  2009-04-19 03:04:14 PST ---
FYI; XBMC not working with  the open source radeon driver is not a bug in the
XBMC application software; the fact is that XBMC just requires full 3D OpenGL
1.4 with GLSL and ARB support, to this date the open source radeon driver does
simply not support that yet.

Read:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#XBMC_for_Linux_minimum_requirements
and:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#Why_is_a_OpenGL_2.0_compatible_graphic-controller_the_recommended_minimum_for_XBMC.3F
as well as:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#Currently_OpenGL_2.0_hardware_is_only_needed_for.../

So until the open source radeon driver supports full 3D OpenGL 1.4 with GLSL
and ARB support, you need to use the latest ATI restricted driver (meaning the
closed source binary driver from ATI). You can follow these instructions for
help on installing the latest restricted drivers:
http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=XBMC_for_Linux_specific_FAQ#How_can_I_sort_out_graphic.2Fvideo_issues_in_XBMC_for_Linux


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