What patch(es) removes 3DLabs driver?

BogDan Vatra bogdan at kde.org
Mon Sep 30 18:07:23 UTC 2024


Hi,

You're right, all dri1 drivers were removed in mesa 8.0
https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/8.0.html#changes but that's 12 years
before Linux kernel removed them ...
I'll check the git logs between 7 and 8.

Thanks!

lun., 30 sept. 2024, 19:27 Matthew Barron <freontrip at gmail.com> a scris:

> [image: image.php]
>
> The Linux Kernel Preparing To Drop Infrastructure For Old & Obsolete
> Graphics Drivers
> <https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-Old-UMS-DRM-Infra>
> phoronix.com <https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-Old-UMS-DRM-Infra>
> <https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drop-Old-UMS-DRM-Infra>
> It looks like kernel-level support was dropped near the end of last year.
> DRI1 support was dropped around Mesa 8.0 IIRC, so I’d imagine 3DLabs kit
> fell by the wayside around that point. If I’m wrong, let me know.
>
> Sent from my smartphone.
>
> On Sep 30, 2024, at 11:18 AM, BogDan Vatra <bogdan at kde.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello there,
>
> According to https://docs.mesa3d.org/systems.html 3DLabs was removed at
> some point. I checked the git log, but somehow I can not find what
> patch(es) removes it.
> Can anyone help me on this matter?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Yours,
> BogDan.
>
> P.S. I'd like to see if I can use the existing driver to enable XVR 1200
> usage which uses 3DLabs chipset.
>
>
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