By using the mentioned patch we enable people to use hybrid intel/fglrx systems with no (at least from my point of view, correct me if I am wrong) disadvantage at all.
There are two official packages in the repositories, i.e. xserver-xorg-video-intel and fglrx(-updates), that make the intel/ATI hybrid systems completely unusable when the two of them are used together. This issue has to be addressed one why or another: - My proposal is to revert that specific xorg-intel commit (and use the patch at least in ubuntu, if upstream does not want to include it). - If we decide not to do that, we should include a "Conflicts:" dependency in the packages, and warn/disallow people to use the fglrx driver when the xserver-xorg-video-intel is also used In either case, something has to be done. This is a real problem and we cannot just ignore it, let people shoot themselves in the foot and blame ubuntu for fglrx drivers. Just my 2ยข -- https://code.launchpad.net/~andrikos/ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel/fix-ati-hybrid/+merge/132956 Your team Ubuntu-X is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~andrikos/ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel/fix-ati-hybrid into lp:ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
