[Bf-committers] Linux ATI Rescue Team!

[Marko Dimiskovski]

I've got an ATI Radeon 9200 and would do some testing... but all i can
really do is compile :( window or linux...  I'm sorry i don't know any
C/C++ but getting really into python :)


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:07:52 +0100, Bart <bart at neeneenee.de> wrote:
> 
> May if there special topics too keept eye on i can test on a radeon 8500
> with winXP and a 9700pro on win2000 (always using Blender on it). On a
> older Notebook got a Ati RageLT Pro (Win2k) too.
> 
> But i'm not a compile master so i need binaries for test and some hints
> for what too care.
> 
> Ton Roosendaal wrote:
> > Hya,
> >
> > We get a disturbing amount of ATI + Linux issues in our tracker again.
> > It seems like any improvement we try for Blender, however nice OpenGL
> > compliant, gives new issues with ATI drivers again. It is usually
> > related to drawing pixmaps (glDrawPixels) but also texture drawing
> > seems to be cumbersome.
> >
> > I would like to find out who here has similar configs, and like to be
> > involved with testing the issues and find the workarounds? It really
> > requires minimal OpenGL coding experience...
> > Hopefully we can get a small team of devs who can be assigned to handle
> > and fix these tracker reports.
> >
> > You can also expect very good support from ATI yourself, the project
> > leader for Linux drivers (Matt Tippett) is responsive, but he cannot do
> > the Blender coding itself.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Ton-
> >
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