It's easier to fix, easier to expand and it less likely to fail upon future changes. It is also the biggest source of user frustration, this while people never are prepared to spend time on it. Modesetting is the most fundamental functionality and tough to get right.
#S3 graphics via chrome9 hc igp driver driver
No more register table for this device!Īs a driver developer, my focus is on clean and well-structured code and modesetting.
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It largely depends on external encoders to offer things like TV, TMDS (DVI) and LVDS (panel). This is one advantage the unichrome has over many other devices (intel is now taking the lead though). Thanks to VIA's code releases, however irregular, entangled and buggy, a lot is known about the unichromes, and it is possible to do just about anything you want with them. Despite VIA's failure to properly understand and cooperate with Free and Open Source Software communities, this driver is very important.