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New commits: commit 29213f24669e5f511bff15643036a96dd95ff6a0 Author: David Nusinow <dnusi...@debian.org> Date: Thu Apr 30 10:14:09 2009 -0400 Update NEWS entry to mention 2d and Xvideo diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index a0a35df..40580e9 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ xserver-xorg-video-ati (1:6.12.2-2) unstable; urgency=low - * The standard linux kernels in Debian as of version 2.6.29-1 do not - contain the firmware necessary to allow the radeon driver to use 3D - acceleration via DRI. This firmware has been moved to the - firmware-linux package in non-free, and must be installed to use - this feature. + * The standard linux kernels in Debian as of version 2.6.29-1 do not contain + the firmware necessary to allow the radeon driver to use 3D acceleration + via DRI. In addition, the driver will pay significant performance + penalties for 2D and Xvideo usage when the firmware is absent. This + firmware has been moved to the firmware-linux package in non-free, and + must be installed to use this feature. -- David Nusinow <dnusi...@debian.org> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:14:53 -0400 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org