Thread: Screen tearing
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Originally Posted by Netweaver View Post
from what I've read somewhere, it's a kernel issue. They need a newer kernel version to be able to use the newer version of the graphics driver that supports VSYNC. This is obviously a big change for a 'step 4 out of 5' platform, think of all the testing and QA that needs to go with that before they can reliably roll it out. So it wont happen.

But Meego for Arm follows the kernel versions very closely (needed for their cutting edge Filesystem usage) and includes the newest SGX drivers. Let's pray that the N900 HW adaptation team gets all running smoothly before the N900 becomes old HW ...
That's why it would be nice if they just released the binary drivers to the users and let us compile a new kernel that is compatible with it. I suspect there are licensing agreements and distribution issues and a plethora of other excuses why this isn't feasible. My next phone will have an nvidia graphics chip...at least they release good binary drivers frequently. I've had enough of Imaginiation's crappy drivers!