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		edwintorok on Nov 30, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DIY Laptop 64 bit ARM Thanks, how is the situation with the GPU on that device? Open source kernel&2D drivers, and binary blob for 3D driver?

nextos on Nov 30, 2015 [–]

Sadly yes. Mali is half finished, but it stalled.

However, with 2D drivers things are quite OK. This is a humble machine, so 3D acceleration is not that useful.

zanny on Dec 1, 2015 | [–]

Lima seems dead. Meanwhile Freedreno has been getting active development for years. Where are all the Snapdragon Chromebooks?

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