Re: [Libreboot-dev] [PATCH] Change erroneous C201 documentation -- Not Mali, Tamil.

[Leah Rowe]

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this look the same as the other patch. is it different in any way? I'm
merging the other one that you sent

Op 24/07/16 om 19:05 schreef Josh Branning:
> I don't know what branch/revision. I just did "git clone 
> git://git.savannah.gnu.org/libreboot.git", so I assume master.
> 
> The documentation states that the Mali driver is not yet released -
> it is. Instead the Tamil driver for the GPU chip in the C201 (Mali
> T) is not. This was discussed a while back on IRC.
> 
> Forgive me if I've made any errors with this submission, I'm still
> not really used to git and patching.
> 
> From f83d2801e04b1c3394f09c0909d0c0835dfdd713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
> 2001 From: Josh Branning <address@hidden> Date: Sun, 24
> Jul 2016 16:39:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Not Mali, Tamil. (C201
> docs)
> 
> --- docs/libreboot.texi | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2
> deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/libreboot.texi b/docs/libreboot.texi index
> 5121447..ec10ad3 100644 --- a/docs/libreboot.texi +++
> b/docs/libreboot.texi @@ -844,11 +844,11 @@ The libreboot project
> would like to see all FSF-endorsed distro projects port to @ifinfo 
> @subsubheading Caution: Video acceleration requires a non-free
> blob, software rendering can be used instead. @end ifinfo -The lima
> driver source code for the onboard Mali GPU is not released. The
> developer withheld it for personal reasons. 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
> 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.
> 
> 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 @emph{XFCE} or @emph{LXDE}.
> 
> -The lima developer wrote this blog post, which sheds light on the 
> story: 
> @uref{http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html,http://libv.livejournal.c
om/27461.html}
>
>  +The Tamil developer wrote this blog post, which sheds light on
> the story: 
> @uref{http://libv.livejournal.com/27461.html,http://libv.livejournal.c
om/27461.html}
>
> 
> 
> @node WiFi blobs @ifinfo

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