[ANNOUNCE] xf86-video-intel 2.7.0

Klaus Dittrich kladit at arcor.de
Thu Apr 23 11:49:39 PDT 2009


Carl Worth schrieb:
> We are pleased to announce a major 2.7.0 release of xf86-video-intel
> (after three previous 2.6.99.90x release candidates).
>
> Compared to the 2.6 series, 2.7.0 has a large number of bug fixes, (see
> the list below), but also a few significant features, such as:
>
>         SDVO-TV support, available on ADD2 card (bug#9992) and
>         D945GCLF2 board (bug#17776).
>
>         Basic SDVO-LVDS support
>
>         XV video display without tearing
>         [Though this isn't working for all users yet, see
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21076 ]
>
>         Various fixes for UXA, DRI2, and Kernel modesetting.
>
> We encourage users to use kernel modesetting and UXA acceleration with
> this release, which should give the best performance and
> robustness. When KMS is available, UXA is the default acceleration
> used by the driver, (EXA is the default otherwise).
>
> -Carl
>
> Where to get the release
> ------------------------
> git tag: 2.7.0
>
> http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
> MD5: 5832172ac69b9a066a202e1578a5d3c8  xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
> SHA1: 6d55b11ccf92ddc0763329f6e503e1a55b9beacc
> xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
>
> http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
> MD5: 5f1336fa79ecf93989d45f0fc2ebbe59  xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
> SHA1: 754c3684a635b5178fe642075aff4ab2c903cee8
> xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
>
> A significant known issue
> -------------------------
>         Some Linux kernel versions (such as 2.6.29) are known to have
>         broken PAT code that causes recent versions of this driver to
>         fail, (which can manifest as the X server simply not
>         starting). This can be verified by adding the "nopat" option
>         to the kernel command-line and seeing the failure go away. We
>         hope that newer kernels in the 2.6.29.x as well as 2.6.30 and
>         above will have working PAT code.
>
> Summary of changes since the last release candidate (2.6.99.903)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Carl Worth (10):
>       Add a RELEASING file documenting the release process
>       README: Remove almost all time-sensitive information
>       Add a new AUTHORS file
>       Clarify that the default acceleration is UXA if KMS is available.
>       Add a NEWS files with release-notes for 2.7.0
>       Add AUTHORS and NEWS to EXTRA_DIST
>       Update version to 2.7.0
>       NEWS: Add note about broken PAT code in some kernels
>       RELEASING: Update instructions to reflect some minor process improvements
>       README: Fix typos in chipset list, and point to how_to_report_bug web page
>
> Li Peng (1):
>       Turn on front buffer tiling in KMS.
>
> Ma Ling (3):
>       set broadcast RGB mode for HDMI and TMDS from SDVOX output
>       set broadcast RGB mode for integrated HDMI output.
>       update manpage for BROADCAST_RGB property
>
> Some of the most notable bugs fixed in 2.7.0
> --------------------------------------------
>         [GM45 965GM] bad htotal causes panel startup failure
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292
>
>         [xrandr TV] need TV output property control
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12763
>
>         [TV] "xrandr --set TV_FORMAT" gets BadMatch error
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16566
>
>         [945 tiling] Low performance due to no A17 workaround
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16835
>
>         [TV]Flicker when launching applications in the 2.4-branch
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17405
>
>         [945GM FBC] FBC causes underruns & flicker
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18651
>
>         [xv] Textured video suffers from tearing
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19635
>
>         [G45] Random hangs with UXA
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19734
>
>         [945GM] Any 3D app is slow in resolution higher than 800x600
>         with UXA+DRI2, due to tiling
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19738
>
>         [i915 UXA,EXA] rotation messes display with tiling on
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20265
>
>         [G45] DRI2/UXA gives solid white instead of transparency
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20321
>
>         LVDS output not detected
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20517
>
>         xf86-video-intel-2.6.3: Xv crashes X server
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20525
>
>         [G965 non-GEM] systray in KDE 4 completely broken
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20527
>
>         [SDVO-TV]the desktop is teared in four sections on the screen
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20550
>
>         Intel video driver 2.6.3 crashes with XVideo
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20563
>
>         [855GM] Xv crash with non-KMS
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20585
>
>         2.6.99.902 breaks native 1680x1050 mode on TMDS -- EDID miss
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20594
>
>         [945GM TV] 2.6.99.902 sets a too high CONTRAST-value
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20670
>
>         [915GM] fail to detect LVDS with new VBT code
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20752
>
>         [regression i965]tiled output when start X
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20803
>
>         2.6.99.902: LVDS wrongly detected as disconnected
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20826
>
>         vt switching fails and crashes X
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20863
>
>         [HDMI] The screen will flicker when some application runs on
>         G45-64
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20875
>
>         TexturedVideo is offsetted wrongly on dualhead
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20980
>
>         [EXA] xvideo hang X
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21027
>
>         [EXA] x11perf performance regression
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21029
>
>         And many others...
>
>   
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>
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After installing this driver a switch to a vt-terminal (ctrl-alt F2 for 
example) does not work.
No vt-termial / login was available any more nor a return  (ctrl-alt F7) 
to a graphical desktop.
I had to use ssh from of another machine to recover of this situation.
The last driver not showing this behavior is 
xf86-video-intel-2.6.99.902, any later (newer) version
failed.
After installing xf86-video-intel-2.6.99.902 and restarting X switching 
to vt-termials
works without rebooting.
Xserver was xorg-server-1.6.1, kernel 2.6.30-rc3 64bit.

-- 
Klaus




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