[ubuntu-x] New X stack in xorg-edgers

[Bryce Harrington]

Thanks Felix.  Weird we didn't bang into that problem on our machines,
but Chris is uploading rebuilds for these drivers presently.

We'll send a notice once these are corrected.

Bryce

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 04:13:48PM -0500, Felix Kuehling wrote:
> Hi Bryce,
> 
> The PPA is still not usable:
> 
> xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion, openchrome and vmware are broken
> (still depend on the old xorg-video-abi-8.0).
> 
> If I try to remove them, other packages break due to unresolved
> dependencies:
> 
>       * xserver-xorg-video-all depends on xserver-xorg-video-*
>       * xserver-xorg depends on xserver-xorg-video-all
>       * xserver-xorg-core depends on xserver-xorg-video-all
> 
> In the end the only way to resolve the broken dependencies is to not
> update at all or completely uninstall Xorg.
> 
> Similar story on the input side with xserver-xorg depending on
> xserver-xorg-input-all depending on xserver-xorg-input-wacom, which is
> broken due to a dependency on an old xorg-input-abi-11.0.
> 
> Regards,
>   Felix
> 
> On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 15:54 -0500, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> > We're going to be moving natty to its new X stack within the next week
> > or two.  This includes snapshots for the upcoming xserver 1.10 and mesa
> > 7.10, along with some new driver bits.  Currently this stack is
> > available in xorg-edgers, and maps well to what we'll be uploading
> > shortly.
> > 
> > You can help us pre-test these bits by installing xorg-edgers on your
> > systems at this time.  Our testing has shown it to be quite stable, but
> > the devil's in the corner cases when it comes to X, so your testing will
> > help us get a head's start on making it work better for your HW.
> > 
> > 1.  The PPA is available at:
> > 
> >     https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa
> > 
> > 2.  Here's a simple way to install:
> > 
> >     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
> >     sudo apt-get update
> >     sudo apt-get upgrade
> > 
> > Then reboot your system to get to the new bits.
> > 
> > 3.  If you want to go back to stock Ubuntu, there is a corresponding
> > ppa-purge tool:
> > 
> >     sudo ppa-purge xorg-edgers
> >     sudo apt-get update
> >     sudo apt-get upgrade
> > 
> > 4.  If you happen to find bugs, you can report them the usual way:
> > 
> >   ubuntu-bug xorg
> > 
> > Include a photo of the screen if appropriate (e.g. screen corruption).
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Ubuntu X Team
> > 
> > 
> 
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