new l-r-m for testing

[Mario Limonciello]

I may have missed something here, but why is it not necessary to divert
libGL anymore for fglrx?  I don't recall seeing any indications that it was
no longer being shipped with the driver?

On Dec 20, 2007 1:38 AM, Timo Aaltonen <tjaalton at cc.hut.fi> wrote:

> 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/<http://people.ubuntuwire.com/%7Etepsipakki/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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