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X.Org Server Change Allows GLAMOR To Fallback To Software Rendering For Obsolete GPUs
For those trying to use the X.Org Server's GLAMOR accelerated 2D rendering on legacy/obsolete GPUs, there's now a fallback in place to allow software rendering to work when encountering crippled hardware.
Independent contributor Balló György has been pursuing the change for the past half-year to be able to use GLAMOR via software rendering for old systems with limited hardware resources. "About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience. Michael is also the lead developer of the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoromatic, and OpenBenchmarking.org automated benchmarking software.
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