[Openchrome-users] Curious GL problem
John Robinson
john.robinson
Mon Jul 31 09:36:22 PDT 2006
On 31/07/2006 16:27, Barry Scott wrote:
> John Robinson wrote:
>> Check what version of libGL you're using by looking in /usr/X11R6/lib
>> - 1.2 uses hardware acceleration and 1.5 is software-only. Check your
>> environment variables to make sure LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT isn't set, as
>> it is by default in some distros.
>>
> Why are newer (1.5) libGL less capable then older (1.2) ones?
I don't know, but afaik that's the way it is. It may well just be that
drivers haven't been implemented for OpenGL 1.5; after all, the
Unichrome 3D drivers are currently without a maintainer.
I really don't know, though.
Cheers,
John.
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