[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The main reason is that the available drivers for the
server os-es typically lag behind the client
versions, so we had seen many issues with those older
drivers. Also, the admins normally aren't eager to
update to the newer driver versions even when they're
available.
As far as I know, the Windows Server 2008 OS uses the exact same kernel as
Windows Vista since Service Pack 1, which means that every Vista driver should
run on both OS. Concerning the video drivers, this works for at least NVidia
drivers since I'm running the latest version here and everything works fine.
That may be true, however, if you go and try to download
a driver for WS2008 from the manufacturer's webiste
you may find that it is not available, or the version
available may be year(s) old.
The second reason is that arguably graphics
performance isn't that important on a server machine,
stability is the main goal. For example, by default
Aero isn't even installed on Server 2008 to my
knowledge.
Obviously, that's true. Still, I see no reason not to make DirectX hardware
> acceleration possible for those who have use for it if the OS supports it.
Even if not everybody needs it, it won't hurt anyone.
I don't know the exact technical details of the Java2D DirectX pipeline, but my
experience is that everything that works on Vista works on Server 2008 as well.
I guess everything would work by just removing that OS check block for Server
2008.
The problem is not with the OS, it's with the drivers.
The drivers available for the server class OSes are typically
older, and buggier. Given the same driver version it most
likely work just fine on Win2k8, however, the chances of
encountering a new driver on these systems is much lower.
I have seen numerous issues with older drivers on Win2k3, 2k8.
Which is why the pipeline is disabled on the server class
OS-es by default.
Thanks,
Dmitri
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