Best Graphics card X1000

[amigadave]

There are different ideas of what's "best".. for some it's raw power, some are more interested in running quiet, maybe even fanless.. Some must stay with a single slot, others can spare the space for a double-wide card.. Many things you could use to help decide.

Ther's a guy in the Netherlands who seems to know a little bit about RadeonHD on OS4, and he was kind enough to put a webpage together to answer your question.

http://www.hdrlab.org.nz/projects/amiga-os-4-projects/radeonhd-driver/radeonhd-card-recommendations-for-amigaos-4-x/

I see that page was last updated just a few weeks ago, so the information should be pretty fresh.

What is the status of the Warp3D drivers for Radeon HD video cards?  It was supposed to be finished prior to the end of 2012, 2 full years ago.  Did it get cancelled, or is Hans still going to complete Warp3D for Radeon HD cards?  With no clear idea of when Gallium, or any other kind of 3D support will be finished for AmigaOS4.2, it would be nice to know if work is still being done to provide Warp3D for our Radeon HD video cards.

Hans, are you reading this?

[amigadave]

HJF doesn't read this forum, so no, he's not reading your post. :lol:

basically, as trevor mentioned at amiwest this year, due to health reasons of the developer, W3D for radeonHD was put on hold for some time. since then A-EON has purchased the rights to W3D and is resuming work on it. beyond that no one knows except matthew, trevor, and whomever they've contracted to complete the work.

-- eliyahu

The Hans I was referring to was Hans de Ruiter, not HJF, as the link you provided stated that  Hans de Ruiter was working on Warp3D for AmigaOS4.x and that he thought it would be done by the end of 2012.

I am aware of the health problems HJF has had which have delayed other software projects, but I had not read of any health problems Hans de Ruiter has had which would explain the long delay in the completion of Warp3D for AmigaOS4.x.

Since Hans de Ruiter has been contracted by A-Eon to do other work on Radeon HD drivers for AmigaOS4.x, I can only guess that such contracted work has gotten in the way of the completion of Warp3D that is mentioned by Hans de Ruiter in the web pages you provided the link for.

Edit:  My mistake.  From reading the links provided on HDR's web pages, I mistakenly thought that he was working on the Warp3D drivers.

[amigadave]

Correct, I am not responsible for the Warp3D drivers. I have provided documentation, some example code and a little assistance, but it's not one of my projects.

Hans

Hello Hans,

From reading your HDRLabs website, it seems to me that you would be the perfect person to take over the completion of the Warp3D for Radeon HD video cards drivers/software.

With the completion of AmigaOS4.2 and Gallium/Mesa probably many months, or even a couple of years away, we really could use Warp3D for Radeon HD to provide a "stop-gap" solution of 3D support, until AmigaOS4.2 is released.

If someone like yourself, or another qualified programmer were to take on the Warp3D for AmigaOS4.x and Radeon HD video cards, it would take the responsibility of one project away from the Frieden brothers, who have enough other projects to work on at the moment.

A bounty could probably be created for such Radeon HD Warp3D work, or possibly A-Eon could fund the development and sell the completed work afterwards.  I would certainly donate to such a bounty, or buy Warp3D for Radeon HD video cards, to use on my X1000 system.

Sorry for my confusion when I first read your site and thought that you were already working on Warp3D for Radeon HD video cards.  I have also written you a private email concerning your reading recommendations, as listed on your site.