new l-r-m for testing
Timo Aaltonen
tjaalton at cc.hut.fi
Thu Dec 20 07:38:18 GMT 2007
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Timo Aaltonen wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> We've packaged a new restricted modules package for hardy. The
> nvidia/fglrx -drivers won't work with the new xserver, and they also
> conflict because l-r-m Provides: xserver-xorg-video, when it should be
> x-x-v-ABIVER. Those are now fixed, and packages for i386 and amd64 are
> here (no apt-support):
>
> http://people.ubuntuwire.com/~tepsipakki/lrm/
>
> debdiff and the sources are also provided, and here is the changelog:
>
> linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22 (2.6.22.5-14.1~tja1) hardy; urgency=low
>
> [ Bryce Harrington ]
> * Add new fglrx 8.42.3 because it's needed for xorg-server 1.4.
> * debian/rules: Disable extraction and building of panel code.
> * Drop patch 0-panel-qt-mt-i386.diff: panel no longer exists.
> * Drop patch 2-ioctl32-is-obsolete.diff: Does not apply any longer.
>
> [ Timo Aaltonen ]
> * Update older NVidia drivers to versions that support xorg-server 1.4:
> - legacy: 1.0-7185 -> 71.85.01
> - current: 1.0-9639 -> 96.43.01
> * debian/control.stub.in:
> - Set nvidia and fglrx to provide xserver-xorg-video-2, which is the
> current ABI version of xorg-server.
> - xorg-driver-fglrx:
> + Doesn't need to conflict with nvidia anymore.
> + Updated the list of supported cards.
> * debian/nvidia-glx.{preinst,postrm}.in
> - Divert libwfb.so provided by xserver-xorg-core.
> - Clean up old X11R6 diversions from preinst.
> * debian/rules
> - Do not include libGL in xorg-driver-fglrx, it works fine with the system
> version.
> - Do not include any 32bit stuff in the amd64 build, since there is none.
> * debian/xorg-driver-fglrx.preinst
> - No need to divert anymore, since libGL is not included.
> - Copy a function from Debian fglrx-driver.preinst to do the cleanup already
> on upgrade, and edit it to suit this package.
> * debian/xorg-driver-fglrx.links*:
> - Don't link libGL.
> - Remove .amd64, since it's now identical with the generic one.
>
>
> The fglrx-driver is not perfect, for instance FireGL -support has been
> suspended in 8.4x, but at least it works with the new server for those
> who need it. The nvidia-glx-new hasn't been updated although there is a
> minor update to it.
>
> Comments?
This version was uploaded later when there were enough people who tested
it.
Ben, why did you not use this version when you started working on a l-r-m
for 2.6.24? Those were all desired changes, especially the fgrlx not
needing to divert libGL anymore -> users can choose to try out
radeon/radeonhd if there's need. Also, the drivers should Provide
xserver-xorg-video-2 now, otherwise they are uninstallable:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/177609
t
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