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From: "Sean C. Farley" <scf@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: VirtualBox 2D acceleration
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On Fri, 1 Oct 2010, Bernhard Froehlich wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:27:19 +0000, Bernhard Froehlich
> <decke@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:21:31 -0500 (CDT), "Sean C. Farley"
>>>> <scf@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>>>> Here is a patch that adds 2D acceleration.  I am not sure if the 
>>>>> VirtualBox_LIBS.freebsd line is needed or not, but it does not 
>>>>> cause any apparent regressions.  I tested this with the Nvidia 
>>>>> driver, and it shows improvement within the VM.  I do not know how 
>>>>> other drivers will work.  EXA may be required over XAA.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the patch does not make it through the mailing list filter, it 
>>>>> can also be found here:
>>>>> http://people.freebsd.org/~scf/virtualbox-2daccel.patch

*snip*

>> Thanks! I've already submitted the patch upstream and committed it to 
>> the tree a few minutes ago.
>
> Patch has been committed upstream.
>
> http://www.virtualbox.org/changeset/32833

Great.  Thank you.

To all those thanking me and I may have missed, you are welcome.

It must be a highly desired option for others besides me.  It was a 
small piece of work, once found where, to enable it.  I just want to 
make sure people know that I did not actually write the code adding 2D 
acceleration.  :)

Sean
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