[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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