[maemo-developers] 3d chipset...

[From: Daniel Stone]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 11:53:32AM -0400, ext Jesse Guardiani wrote:
> It looks like the real issue is that the PowerVR folks haven't released 
> a linux 2.6 driver for the chip (and reading
> their web page, they don't intend to). That sucks. If Nokia can't lean 
> on PowerVR to get a 3D driver for 2.6
> out of them, then I think Nokia should consider a different chipset for 
> the n800's successor. I think 3D support
> is a major needed feature these days. It would also open up the door for 
> serious gaming on the n800, and that
> can't be a bad thing for sales...

Hi,
If you dredge up past threads here, you'll see that it's not a discrete
chipset, but comes as part of the TI OMAP package.  That means it's not
as clear-cut as saying, 'right, no open driver from you; next vendor',
but it has to be considered as part of the entire package.

As for the 3D support, yes, we know about it, and it's something we're
interested in too, and have been for a while.

Cheers,
Daniel
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