[Mesa-users] OpenGL Version in Mesa 9.1 at 2.1

[Philipp Klaus Krause]

Am 19.11.2012 17:54, schrieb Matthew Eggers:
> Thanks Phillip but, I'm not entirely certain what that link represents.
> First off, There is no indication here why my chipset is running OGL
> v2.1 from the release I recently compiled. Secondly, this appears to be
> a checklist but - I'm not certain how this applies to my question. If
> the i915 is completely not listed here, then does that mean that there
> is nothing for it?
> 
> A roadmap or checklist would be great. Also, I would be willing to offer
> whatever help I could to get up to speed as well.
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Well, it is the roadmap/checklist for GL3 and newer. AFAIK the i915 (as
oppsoed to later i965) lacks some hardware fetures necessary for GL3. I
don't know why the OP only gets GL 2.1 even in software rendering though.

Philipp