Re: PowerBook G4
On 3 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace:
>> > By then it will be perfect. ;) Seriously, XFree86 4.2.0 will be out
>> > which offers very decent support for the graphics chip. The rest of the
>>
>> As it stands, it's pretty darn fast with just the framebuffer driver -
>> unless I try to run something that uses OpenGL I have completely failed
>> to notice that it's unaccelerated.
>
> You obviously don't move windows opaquely or scroll their contents. ;)
> Of course, depending on what you used before, you won't notice before
> using the accelerated driver.
It all depends on your useage. I am personally still quite happy with my
utterly unaccelerated 'control' built-in video on the 7600 ;-)
>> > hardware will also hopefully be supported in the mainline kernel by
>> > then, and if not it will certainly be in the PPC specific kernels.
>>
>> Aside from the 3D acceleration and the modem most stuff is already
>> supported to at least a reasonable. I think the only things I've not
>> tried are PCMCIA (I'm pretty sure that's supported), IR and the video
>> out.
>>
>> Basically, you'd be pretty much OK if you had one now and things are
>> likely to get better.
>
> Absolutely. When I'll become the proud owner of such a machine at last,
> I won't be able to live without 3D acceleration for a long time - all
> those games are just no fun without. So I'm rather confident that it'll
> work in XFree86 4.3.0 at the latest. :)
Will it be that long until you finally get that PB? You'd better make
them keep one for you if you want a Ti.. until then they'll be oldtimers
;-)
Cheers
Michel
PS I suppose you noticed the combo drive in the new configs?
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