Coming Soon: X Server 1.8

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Coming Soon: X Server 1.8

According to the release plans, the release of X Server 1.8 should take place, and while in reality it will likely not be released today, its release is coming soon. When this release does arrive, it will add a new set of features to the X.Org stack and a number of other minor improvements and bug-fixes.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=14727

[Heiko]

While personally I do not have a use for it (I use Ubuntu), it would be good to see AMD releasing preview drivers for new X Server releases (and new kernel versions). We know they can do it, as they released preview drivers for OpenCL and OpenGL 3.3 and OpenGL 4.0.

[waucka]

While personally I do not have a use for it (I use Ubuntu), it would be good to see AMD releasing preview drivers for new X Server releases (and new kernel versions). We know they can do it, as they released preview drivers for OpenCL and OpenGL 3.3 and OpenGL 4.0.

I have no hope for fglrx. After all the delays and issues, I think the best thing AMD can do is increase support for development of the open-source stack and put fglrx out of its misery.

[rohcQaH]

it would be good to see AMD releasing preview drivers for new X Server releases

They do, you can usually find them buried in some ubuntu repository.

[krionius]

I have no hope for fglrx. After all the delays and issues, I think the best thing AMD can do is increase support for development of the open-source stack and put fglrx out of its misery.

It's already working with the Xorg GIT version , so in practice FGLRX 10.4 beta (ubuntu leak) IS compatible already with Xorg 1.8 as there were no such changes that prevent that!

I personally am using Xorg GIT under Arch linux, along with other Arch users (Vi0L0).

What's needed is to checkout GIT and modify the configure.ac's version number to 1.7.5.1 - it will work with the fglrx perfectly just as with xorg-server 1.7!!

Check this and this:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.p...728571#p728571
http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showp...0&postcount=98

It would be nice to have a HOTFIX version of the 10.4 that will allow the 1.8 version definitions of XORG to work with fglrx catalyst.

[curaga]

Now, who was it that said fglrx will get 1.7 support just after 1.8 is out?

[phtpht]

It's already working with the Xorg GIT version , so in practice FGLRX 10.4 beta (ubuntu leak) IS compatible already with Xorg 1.8 as there were no such changes that prevent that!

I personally am using Xorg GIT under Arch linux, along with other Arch users (Vi0L0).

What's needed is to checkout GIT and modify the configure.ac's version number to 1.7.5.1 - it will work with the fglrx perfectly just as with xorg-server 1.7!!

I would expect this sort of trickery to be required for the OSS drivers, not for the 'download and go' ones. I agree with the parent post - with KMS the open drivers already deliver a good chunk of joy and the proprietary drivers are only closer to their doom.

[krionius]

As long as fglrx is 5x faster oss driver is for office work.

[KDesk]

With hal removed, now my /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse_wheel.fdi doens't work. Does someone know how can I adapt this file to work with the new udev-based config?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<deviceinfo version="0.2">
<device>
  <match key="info.capabilities" contains="input.mouse">
   <merge key="input.x11_options.Emulate3Buttons" type="string">true</merge>
  </match>
</device>
</deviceinfo>

[Vi0L0]

With hal removed, now my /etc/hal/fdi/policy/mouse_wheel.fdi doens't work. Does someone know how can I adapt this file to work with the new udev-based config?

Read here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p...998cdf57f66731 and here: http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/01/ne...rld-order.html

Here r my files:

$ cat /etc/xorg.conf.d/10-mice.conf 
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "mice"
        Driver "evdev"
        MatchVendor "Logitech"
EndSection

$ cat /etc/xorg.conf.d/11-keymap.conf 
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "keyb"
    MatchIsKeyboard "true"
    Driver "kbd"
EndSection

$ cat /etc/xorg.conf.d/12-evdev.conf 
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "default"
    Driver "evdev"
EndSection

Im not sure does 12-evdev.conf really needed
But my mouse and keybrd works fine.