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Curse_of_Capistrano n00b
Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 9
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: S3TC under Linux |
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I've got an application (VMWare Server, to be exact) that requires the OpenGL S3TC extension in order to use 3D hardware acceleration (which I discovered after browsing the VMWare log file). I have an Intel 855 GM card installed on my laptop. Is there any way to get S3TC running? Or is it not supported on that card under Linux? After some googling, it appears as though the Windows drivers support it (maybe I am wrong about that though). |
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kmare l33t
Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 619 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Just run to see if your driver supports s3tc, but afaik it's based on mesa which doesn't support it at all. _________________ Never argue with an idiot. They will only pull you down to their level, then beat you with experience. |
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Curse_of_Capistrano n00b
Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 9
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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I already knew from glxinfo that I didn't have the extension. Turns out, long story short, that the compression algorithm it uses is patented. Mesa has requested permission to implement it, but hasn't gotten an answer. But it can be gotten working using an external library. I'll post a link later. The interesting thing is that, after doing the install, the extension registers but VMWare still fails, saying that the extension could not be found. |
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pawels Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 124 Location: Polska Kościerzyna
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hello
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On my r300 works |
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dattashantih n00b
Joined: 01 Mar 2013 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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I had this problem when trying to play counter strike source. I later found out what I needed was already in portage Code: | media-libs/libtxc_dxtn |
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