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Matrox Releases G series X config tool

Posted by michael on from the stuff-to-fiddle-with dept.

Deven Phillips writes: "Matrox has released a GUI based configuration tool for Matrox cards. It has the ability to set up Dual-Head, TV out, and Digital Flat Panel configurations. It also configures all of the resolution modes for XFree86 4.0.[2|3]. I have tried it, and it works with or without the Matrox supplied drivers, but you can't switch on the fly with the XFree drivers."

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  1. Re:Closed Source... by HeUnique · · Score: 5

    Yes, some of the stuff on the drivers are closed source - but only the part which gives you dual head, and the TV out stuff, and the Macrovision part is closed also..

    They cannot release the source code since most of those parts are either belong to 3rd party, or NDA signature prevents from showing the code (E.G - Macrovision)...

    You'll have to decide what you want - either some close parts of the driver and 95% opened under GPL - or totally not support?

    I'll go with choise 1

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    Hetz (Heunique)