On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:58:18 +0000 Donald Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 29 November 2011 15:18, Thomas Backlund <[email protected]> wrote: > > Colin Guthrie skrev 29.11.2011 16:04: > > > >> 'Twas brillig, and Thomas Backlund at 29/11/11 13:21 did gyre and gimble: > >>> > >>> Colin Guthrie skrev 29.11.2011 13:53: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> OK, spoke with Bastien and he pointed me at the fixes (on the Xserver > >>>> side). > >>>> > >>>> Will push them through shortly (tho' to the xserver 1.11 in > >>>> core/updates_testing only) > >>>> > >>> > >>> I think we should push xserver 1.11 into /release _now_ so it gets > >>> proper testing time from all users before Alpha 2 is released. > >> > >> > >> I'm happy with that but as I don't keep up to date with the binary > >> driver stuff I don't know the impact. > >> > >> Anssi, can you give your €0.02? > >> > > > > fglrx is ok as of fglrx-8.911-1.mga2.nonfree > > > > nvidia-current should be ok afaik. > > > > nvidia173 and nvidia96xx need to be checked, > > as Anssi noted on Nov. 6th that they didn't support it yet then, > > and iirc there has been no new driver release since. > > > > Does anyone have, or know of some data on the number of people that > still use pre Nvidia 6 series cards? And what the performance between > the Nvidia and nouveau drivers for those cards is? > Because, if not many people use them - and nouveau works well it isn't > really an issue, but if not, then surely we run the risk of the > drivers not being compatible in time for Mga 2, despite that being a > long way off. If memory serves, it took a very long time for the 96xx > driver to being made compatible a while back. But then again, its > Cauldron, so we should test and push forward...... Sorry, just to make my mind clear, what is the problem with GF 6 series ? Nouveau not working but from GF7 and up, or propietary not working in 6 ? Beacuse if it is the later, the standard nvidia current driver supports series 6 and up. The legacy drivers are required only for 5(FX) and below.
