Re: Linux Driver for 2700G ???

This is incredibly useful information. It's entirely possible that we can use
the powervr linux drivers (which you can download from their site) on the
x50v. whether I can get enough information out of them to write a decent
framebuffer or not, I don't know, but if xwindows works with it then it
doesn't really matter. I actually have the vsfb working now, so I'm trying
to get to the next step. it's slow going, but it's going.

I'm also trying to get USB serial console working.. I have a few ideas that
might work.

the next major thing that I don't have any idea how to do is get the
touchscreen working. I know that the x50 interfaces with the touchscreen
using the pxa's SSP interface, but that interface must connect to another
chip that handles the touchscreen. Possibly the toshiba asic? I don't know.
we have to figure this out.

Richard

On Sunday 19 June 2005 10:43, Salem Salemixu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been searching a little and found that the Intel 2700G
> graphics processor integrates a graphics core that is a PowerVR MBX, you
> can find some demos at his webpage
> (http://www.powervr.com/Downloads/Demos/index.asp) that you can test on
> your Winblows Mobile 2003SE :p
> I can say that those demos rock!
>
> http://www.consolegameworld.com/story.php/id/1232/
> http://www.phonecontent.com/bm/news/gnews/510.shtml
>
>
> Some guys at the Aximsite.com forums seem to have guessed what model is:
> http://www.aximsite.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-53849.html
>
> After searching a little people guess that the x50v includes the
> MBX-Lite version of the chip:
> http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?start=60&t=22989 (in the
> post before the last one)
>
>
> Then, it seems there are some papers about the mbx/lite core:
> http://www.powervr.com/Downloads/Factsheets/
> and also an OpenGL ES SDK:
> http://www.pvrdev.com/Pub/MBX/
>
> The best thing i found is this:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/18/imagination_powervr_opengl/
> "Imagination Technologies has developed drivers for its PowerVR MBX
> mobile 3D graphics chip that enable OpenGL ES support on devices running
> Linux, the company said this week." Yay!!! :D
>
> That is also verified by this new:
> http://www.imgtec.com/News/Release/index.asp?ID=216
> "OpenGL ES for Linux is available now for PowerVR MBX enabled Renesas SH
> processors, Texas Instruments’ OMAP 2410 and 2420 and Intel 2700G."
>
> So after searching a little more for the driver I only could find this:
> http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=57128
> A "freeware with source included" GAPI driver for Windows.
>
>
> We should contact with PowerVR asking them to let us download the Linux
> driver to see if it works with our x50v's :)
>
> I hope this big mail will be useful ;)
> Bye!
>
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Received on Sun Jun 19 2005 - 20:41:12 EDT