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Intel Posts Patches Bringing Up DG2/Alchemist Discrete Video Memory For Linux

Phoronix - Mon, 08/23/2021 - 01:07
Since the start of July we've seen Intel beginning Linux support patches for their DG2 graphics card that is now known by the "Alchemist" codename. There's been several rounds of DG2 patches since they started publicly pushing out the code -- including some notable work like DisplayPort 2.0 bring-up -- while sent out this Sunday is another important piece of the puzzle: getting the device memory (the dedicated vRAM) actually working with the open-source driver...

Intel's IWD 1.17 Wireless Daemon Brings More Fixes

Phoronix - Sun, 08/22/2021 - 17:41
While it was busy on the hardware side of the house with Intel talking up all of their forthcoming hardware, Intel's open-source software engineers remain very busy working not only to enable their next-generation hardware but other open-source efforts they've invested in like the iNet wireless daemon...

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