[ubuntu-x] Ubuntu Oneiric (11.10) X.org Plans
Eric Appleman
erappleman at gmail.com
Sat Jun 4 04:24:16 UTC 2011
On 06/03/11 17:29, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> This email summarizes some key information regarding Ubuntu's plans for
> the upcoming Oneiric (11.10) release as it relates to video drivers.
> I've indicated the assumptions we're working to; if any of this looks
> incorrect to you, please let me know ASAP.
>
>
> Target Versions for Release
> ---------------------------
> kernel: 3.0.0
> libdrm: TBD (Probably 2.6.24)
> mesa: TBD (Probably 7.11)
> x-server: 1.10
> xorg: 7.6
> drivers: TBD (Latest releases by Aug 18)
> gnome libs: 3.2 (GTK3)
>
> Important Dates
> ---------------
> Aug 18th Deadline for driver version updates
> Sep 1st Beta 1
> Oct 13th Final Release
>
> Driver-Specific Requirements
> ----------------------------
> -intel: All Intel chipsets>= i915
> DRI: DRI2
> KMS: "On" for all chipsets by default
>
> -ati: All Radeon chipsets
> DRI: 3D on chipsets besides Radeon HD 6950
> KMS: "On" for all chipsets
>
> -fglrx: Radeon chipsets R600 and newer only
> DRI: Unspecified
> KMS: No
>
> -nouveau: All Nvidia chipsets>= NV04
> DRI: 3D on chipsets NV04 and newer *NEW*
> KMS: "On" for all chipsets
>
> -nvidia (legacy): Older Nvidia chipsets
> KMS: No
>
> -nvidia (current): Newer Nvidia chipsets
> KMS: No
>
> Notable Changes
> ===============
> 1. The default graphical fallback will change from GNOME classic to
> Unity 2D where driver support for 3D is insufficient.
> 2. The default display manager will change from GDM to LightDM.
> 3. The ubuntu-x team will be maintaining a staging PPA with
> xserver 1.11 and other components for Ubuntu 12.04, which will be
> available later this year.
> 4. For fglrx and nvidia we are exploring post-release driver updates
> for users on an opt-in basis (via Jockey "Hardware Drivers")
>
> Daily development snapshot ISO images of Oneiric are available at:
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
>
> Newer upstream snapshot packages of X and the kernel are available at:
> https://launchpad.net/~xorg-edgers/+archive/ppa
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/
>
> Bryce
>
Sounds good. Is the choice of 1.10 over 1.10.1 or 1.10.2 a measure to
ensure ABI compatibility during development?
- Eric
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