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[Libreboot-dev] [PATCH] Change erroneous C201 documentation -- Not Mali,
From: |
Josh Branning |
Subject: |
[Libreboot-dev] [PATCH] Change erroneous C201 documentation -- Not Mali, Tamil. |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:05:05 +0100 |
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I don't know what branch/revision. I just did "git clone
git://git.savannah.gnu.org/libreboot.git", so I assume master.
The documentation states that the Mali driver is not yet released - it
is. Instead the Tamil driver for the GPU chip in the C201 (Mali T) is
not. This was discussed a while back on IRC.
Forgive me if I've made any errors with this submission, I'm still not
really used to git and patching.
From f83d2801e04b1c3394f09c0909d0c0835dfdd713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Branning <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:39:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Not Mali, Tamil. (C201 docs)
---
docs/libreboot.texi | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/libreboot.texi b/docs/libreboot.texi
index 5121447..ec10ad3 100644
--- a/docs/libreboot.texi
+++ b/docs/libreboot.texi
@@ -844,11 +844,11 @@ The libreboot project would like to see all
FSF-endorsed distro projects port to
@ifinfo
@subsubheading Caution: Video acceleration requires a non-free blob,
software rendering can be used instead.
@end ifinfo
-The lima driver source code for the onboard Mali GPU is not released.
The developer withheld it for personal reasons. Until that is released,
the only way to use video (in freedom) on this laptop is to not have
video acceleration, by making sure not to install the relevant blob.
Most tasks can still be performed without video acceleration, without
any noticeable performance penalty.
+The Tamil driver source code for the onboard Mali T GPU is not
released. The developer has so-far withheld it. Until that is released,
the only way to use video (in freedom) on this laptop is to not have
video acceleration, by making sure not to install the relevant blob.
Most tasks can still be performed without video acceleration, without
any noticeable performance penalty.
In practise, this means that certain things like games, blender and
GNOME shell (or other fancy desktops) won't work well. The libreboot
project recommends a lightweight desktop which does not need video
acceleration, such as @emph{XFCE} or @emph{LXDE}.
-The lima developer wrote this blog post, which sheds light on the
story:
@uref{http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html,http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html}
+The Tamil developer wrote this blog post, which sheds light on the
story:
@uref{http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html,http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html}
@node WiFi blobs
@ifinfo
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