[Bug 21145] radeon + xbmc failt to start

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





--- Comment #4 from Corbin Simpson <MostAwesomedude at gmail.com>  2009-04-19 11:35:47 PST ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> 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
> 

Please use the OGL extensions and versioning system to correctly detect OGL
capabilities and fallback or exit gracefully as needed.

On a personal note, please don't recommend Envy; it makes everybody sad. :C


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