Re: Bug#677425: ITP: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting -- X.Org X server -- Generic modesetting driver
Hi Luca, Luca Capello l...@pca.it (14/06/2012): According to upstream README: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-modesetting/tree/README The idea is to piggy-back the X driver on top of the DRM and Gallium3D drivers (DRM for modesetting and Gallium3D for Exa acceleration) Does this mean that I could (hypothetically) replace the -intel driver with -modesetting? This is what I understand from the long description and from the README. Thus, I would be a bit more verbose in the long description, to be clear when this driver is useful. this is meant to be a fallback driver (between vesa and fbdev). For that to work, the server needs [1] this driver's being added to the list of autoconfigured driver and [2] to be fixed WRT PCI things. Both of those are trivially cherry-pickable, but the latter breaks the ABI, so won't probably be in wheezy. Maybe some similar commit could be crafted to fix the PCI issue without breaking the ABI though. Even then, I'm hitting some bugs, the first of them being: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51053 (relevant commits are mentioned there) The second being EINVAL with a 3.4 kernel (still needs to be reported). The plan was updating the long description once things are a bit more settled. Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Bug#677425: ITP: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting -- X.Org X server -- Generic modesetting driver
Hi Cyril! On Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:12:28 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: Luca Capello l...@pca.it (14/06/2012): [...] Thus, I would be a bit more verbose in the long description, to be clear when this driver is useful. [very useful explanation] The plan was updating the long description once things are a bit more settled. Thank you very much for the prompt reply, I have really appreciated and everything is now clear. Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca pgpTYWcdOxdAR.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#677425: ITP: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting -- X.Org X server -- Generic modesetting driver
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org * Package name: xserver-xorg-video-modesetting Version : 0.3.0 Upstream Author : Tungsten Graphics, Dave Airlie, Red Hat… * URL : http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-modesetting/ * License : MIT/X Programming Lang: C Description : X.Org X server -- Generic modesetting driver Long description: --- This package provides a generic modesetting driver. . More information about X.Org can be found at: URL:http://www.X.org . This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-modesetting driver module. --- The package is ready (thanks, Timo!), waiting for an ITP number. Mraw, KiBi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120613212319.15892.49747.report...@kashyyyk.rennes.ariadnext.com
