Public bug reported: The X server has an old assumption that __powerpc__ is big endian. This was just fixed upstream with this very simple patch which should be applied to ubuntu's version as well:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=adb7bc3386559dfee34b359dadcbb6796bc416e7 ** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1333422 Title: Incorrect byte order on ppc64el To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1333422/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs