RE: [OT] is graphics acceleration/GL dependent on X11?
On 31-Oct-2000 Krzys Majewski wrote:
> Another graphics adapter question. Under linux, are the drivers which
> exploit hardware acceleration dependent on X11? My guess is some games
> will run under svgalib or whatever, but is that it? It would seem
> reasonable to me to have some interface to the graphics card which is
> independent of X11 (for example so I could watch DVD's on the
> console), but i'm not sure if that is really the case..
> -chris
the drivers tend to be for X, however you could theoretically implement them
otherwise. GGI has done this before for instance. However, new GL cards tend
to have closed source drivers, so X is usually the only choice.
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