OpenChrome 0.4.0 DDX Driver Revives VIA Open-Source x86 Graphics

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OpenChrome 0.4.0 DDX Driver Revives VIA Open-Source x86 Graphics

The xf86-video-openchrome 0.4 release has finally happened! It's been more than two years since this VIA x86 X.Org driver was last updated...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenChrome-0.4-Released

[Azrael5]

so wtf drivers are updated? on which controllers?

[Michael]

so wtf drivers are updated? on which controllers?

It's just the DDX driver. If clicking the link from the article, it shows all the hardware:
+- CLE266
+- KM400 / KM400A / KN400 / P4M800
+- K8M800 / K8N800
+- PM800 / PN800 / PM880 / CN333 / CN400
+- P4M800 Pro / VN800 / CN700
+- CX700 / VX700
+- P4M890 / VN890 / CN800
+- K8M890 / K8N890
+- P4M900 / VN896 / CN896
+- VX800 / VX820
+- VX855 / VX875
+- VX900

[Azrael5]

PT880?

[Adarion]

Michael - are you sure about the dual screen support? That was an issue back to 10 years ago and last time I checked I think it still persisted.

edit: Ah, Keving wrote something about clone support. Well, that's a good start.

[yurikoles]

Michael please fix typos

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