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One of the limitations of the AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver has been the lack of its support for HDMI 2.1 and later. AMD has wanted to support HDMI 2.1+ functionality under Linux but it's been legally blocked by the HDMI Forum. But anxious independent users have been working on open-source patches for wiring up HDMI 2.1 into the AMDGPU driver outside of the realm of AMD and the HDMI Forum's blessings. ……

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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Need to pressure TV manufacturers to adopt it

[–] doublah@sopuli.xyz 8 points 20 hours ago

The HDMI forum is made up of those TV manufacturers, so I doubt they'd help push an open standard that'd earn them less.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

They have been in recent years in the form of USB-C Alt Mode.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 15 hours ago

I didn't realize alt mode used DP (but I guess that makes sense) - good to know, will definitely look for that in my next TV