[QUOTE=Marty Postma;63022]Yes and No.....it exists for the Linux version and hardware specific to the new consoles, but not as a general Linux program.
Creating a general Linux version means that every time new features are developed they would need to be tested on other Linux platforms and hardware sets as well before they can release.
Personally I think they are very smart to keep the new desks all on Linux and offer just a PC based standalone program.
It seems to me that this keeps testing to a minimum and will ultimately allow them to crank out new features and potential fixes faster.
Hope this helps. :)
Not if it's coded correctly . . . It would mean verification with kernel levels, and that's just about it . . . Hardware should be an irrelevancy *if* either system drivers (or properly written) drivers are used, which are not specific kernel dependent.
NVidia does it for full video cards, and they are *NOT* in any way kernel-specific. If major changes happen in a kernel, then yet, there is an update, but I have seen about 3 changes for that in about 4 years . . . Not exactly a big problem. What they do is provide the kernel to driver "bridge" module as source, and the "hard part" as a binary - hence, secrets kept, but builds on most kernels, and compatibility is ensured. For network drivers and such, HES should never touch them - they are a part of the system, and any card supported by that kernel should work . . . Video and USB devices as well . . .
[QUOTE=Marty Postma;63022]Yes and No.....it exists for the Linux version and hardware specific to the new consoles, but not as a general Linux program.
Creating a general Linux version means that every time new features are developed they would need to be tested on other Linux platforms and hardware sets as well before they can release.
Personally I think they are very smart to keep the new desks all on Linux and offer just a PC based standalone program.
It seems to me that this keeps testing to a minimum and will ultimately allow them to crank out new features and potential fixes faster.
Hope this helps. :)
Not if it's coded correctly . . . It would mean verification with kernel levels, and that's just about it . . . Hardware should be an irrelevancy *if* either system drivers (or properly written) drivers are used, which are not specific kernel dependent.
NVidia does it for full video cards, and they are *NOT* in any way kernel-specific. If major changes happen in a kernel, then yet, there is an update, but I have seen about 3 changes for that in about 4 years . . . Not exactly a big problem. What they do is provide the kernel to driver "bridge" module as source, and the "hard part" as a binary - hence, secrets kept, but builds on most kernels, and compatibility is ensured. For network drivers and such, HES should never touch them - they are a part of the system, and any card supported by that kernel should work . . . Video and USB devices as well . . .
