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| author | Cafe <cafe@not.applicable> | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Cafe <cafe@not.applicable> | 2017-07-15 08:02:10 +0000 |
| commit | fd5fb630a8f45c05e39cf75046fcbe0357def13f (patch) | |
| tree | 79a5e7db53669e5a49b98f09c8ee8279c11ac03d /docs/hardware | |
| parent | 8692bfaf02fd6fffba1e743f1923574f83932853 (diff) | |
| download | librebootfr-fd5fb630a8f45c05e39cf75046fcbe0357def13f.tar.gz librebootfr-fd5fb630a8f45c05e39cf75046fcbe0357def13f.zip | |
Link to T760 driver project (alternative to Tamil)
Although it is unlikely that Tamil will be released in the near future,
the original text implied that free 3D on the C201 depends on the
release of Tamil. This is false; other projects can work on this. So,
this patch links to chai.
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/hardware')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/hardware/c201.md | 18 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/docs/hardware/c201.md b/docs/hardware/c201.md index f827465e..1a18e30c 100644 --- a/docs/hardware/c201.md +++ b/docs/hardware/c201.md @@ -73,21 +73,21 @@ supported by Libreboot. Caution: Video acceleration requires a non-free blob, software rendering can be used instead. ============================================================================================= -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. +The C201 has a Mali T GPU, which requires a non-free blob. A driver, +Tamil, was written, but its source code has not been released. The +developer has so-far [withheld +it](http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html). Use software rendering to +avoid the blob instead. 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 *XFCE* or *LXDE*. -The Tamil developer wrote this blog post, which sheds light on the -story: -[http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html,http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html](http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html). +As it is unlikely that Tamil will be released, the +[chai](https://notabug.org/cafe/chai) project is writing a driver as +well. Ask on IRC if you think you can contribute. Caution: WiFi requires a non-free blob, a USB dongle can be used instead. ========================================================================= |