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| 6 | <title>Hardware 3D Acceleration Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Hardware 3D Acceleration Guide</title> |
| 7 | <author title="Author"> |
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| 23 | <version>1.3</version> |
23 | <version>1.4</version> |
| 24 | <date>2006-05-12</date> |
24 | <date>2006-10-09</date> |
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| 26 | <chapter> |
26 | <chapter> |
| 27 | <title>Introduction</title> |
27 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 28 | <section> |
28 | <section> |
| 29 | <title>What is hardware 3D acceleration and why do I want it?</title> |
29 | <title>What is hardware 3D acceleration and why do I want it?</title> |
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| 46 | <section> |
46 | <section> |
| 47 | <title>How do I get hardware 3D acceleration?</title> |
47 | <title>How do I get hardware 3D acceleration?</title> |
| 48 | <body> |
48 | <body> |
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| 50 | <p> |
50 | <p> |
| 51 | In many cases, both binary and open-source drivers exist. Open-source drivers |
51 | In many cases, both binary and open-source drivers exist. Open-source drivers |
| 52 | are preferable since we're using Linux and open source is one of its underlying |
52 | are preferable since we're using Linux and open source is one of its underlying |
| 53 | principles. Sometimes, binary drivers are the only option, like with nVidia's |
53 | principles. Sometimes, binary drivers are the only option, like with nVidia's |
| 54 | cards. Binary drivers include media-video/nvidia-kernel and |
54 | cards. Binary drivers include media-video/nvidia-drivers and |
| 55 | media-video/nvidia-glx for nVidia cards, media-video/mgavideo for Matrox cards |
55 | media-video/nvidia-legacy-drivers for nVidia cards, media-video/mgavideo for |
| 56 | and media-video/ati-drivers for ATI cards. Other open-source drivers include |
56 | Matrox cards and media-video/ati-drivers for ATI cards. Other open-source |
| 57 | media-video/kyro-kernel for KyroII cards and media-video/ati-gatos for ATI |
57 | drivers include media-video/kyro-kernel for KyroII cards and |
| 58 | cards, which aim to support ATI's video capabilities more fully. |
58 | media-video/ati-gatos for ATI cards, which aim to support ATI's video |
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59 | capabilities more fully. |
| 59 | </p> |
60 | </p> |
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| 61 | </body> |
62 | </body> |
| 62 | </section> |
63 | </section> |
| 63 | <section> |
64 | <section> |
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