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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by dtx1 on Friday March 01, 2024 @04:24AM (#39560116)
> A cheap DP-HDMI dongle makes all this go away. As long as VESA doesn't behave the same way, anyway.

You can even get cables that are DP on the input and HDMI on the output with minimal bulk.

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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by oskarw85 on Friday March 01, 2024 @09:40AM (#39562204)
But this feature works by transmitting HDMI signals so you still need to implement the software part in question.
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Re:You can't make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver by paulmd on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:15PM (#39563977)
No, it doesn’t. Hdmi alt mode doesn’t exist in the real world.
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