Open source Snapdragon graphics driver released

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Not sure if this was already known, but Qualcomm released an open source driver for the Snapdragon GPU. Figured this might help the developers:

phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODM4OA

Oh sweet. Could lead to Ubuntu Mobile Edition on EVO. That'd be kick ass.

Originally Posted by erulai

Oh sweet. Could lead to Ubuntu Mobile Edition on EVO. That'd be kick ass.

Or hopefully a possible fix to the 30 FPS?? That would be necessary! ....but so would UME.

The more than capable devs on this site will have that GPU humming with this knowledge!! This can only mean good things.

this is awesome, i wish there was a whitepaper to read!

good luck devs.

Originally Posted by nenn

this is awesome, i wish there was a whitepaper to read!

good luck devs.

Yeah I wish there was Snapdragon whitepaper too

Originally Posted by pseudoremora

Or hopefully a possible fix to the 30 FPS?? That would be necessary! ....but so would UME.

I REALLY doubt the cap is in the GPU code. It could be, but it's unlikely.

And its also funny how when I have my thread about overclocking the GPU, seemingly no one cared, and yet people post something that may not even be new (it looks like the same code we have now, but I'll check it out more) people jump all over it.

EDIT: It's definitely different. And it looks like the overclock may be possible now, but that'll take some more time.

This is really f**king awesome!

This was one of the complaints with the Evo, that it doesn't have a proper GPU driver. Not to mention I believe when Qualcomm bought out ATI was when their desktop drivers were complete crap - if much hasn't been updated, this could lead to some extreme performance increases.

Regardless, this is nothing but good!

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what exactly will this mean for the end user? Better gaming? Faster overall performance?

Originally Posted by 063_XOBX

Sorry if this is a stupid question but what exactly will this mean for the end user? Better gaming? Faster overall performance?

Without a driver things are slow. So better gaming and faster performance.

Help me......I can't quit drooling lmao...... this is great.

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