From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:19:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:19:38 -0400 Received: from [203.6.240.4] ([203.6.240.4]:63750 "HELO cbus613-server4.colorbus.com.au") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:19:27 -0400 Message-ID: <370747DEFD89D2119AFD00C0F017E6614A62CF@cbus613-server4.colorbus.com.au> From: Robert Lowery To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [Slightly OT] Where should SIS 6326 mpeg2 hardware acceleration code live? Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:18:52 +1000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, I have recently acquired a PCI graphics card based on the SIS 6326 chipset. This chipset supports YUV->RGB conversion, Hardware motion compensation and iDCT in hardware. Using Windows 98 and PowerDVD I am able to playback full screen DVD without any skipped frames on a Pentium 233MMX. All for the cheap price of around $US20. The full specs on this chipset are available at http://www.sis.com/ftp/Databook/6326/6326ds10.exe The hardware acceleration of this card does not appear to be supported under linux, and I am unsure where the code should even go if I was to try and write it. I have tried mailing to the livid-devel@linuxvideo.org, as I first thought this is where the code would belong, but have had no responses at all in 4 days. Is this Livid/OMS project still alive. Alternatives (that I am aware of) are video4linux fbcon Xv Where should this hardware support live, I suspect it does not belong in the kernel ;) and who should I be talking to. I am willing to do a lot of the work to get this chipset supported, but since my device driver experience is somewhat limited, I would probably need a mentor ;) Please cc any repies to me as I am not subscribed Cheers -Robert