xorg 1.11 why we do not use it?

[jean.bruenn at ip-minds.de]

On Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:30:49 +0100, samuel wrote:
> because when xorg 1.11 came out, nvidia wasn't ready. And i'm
> absolutely *NOT* interested in nvidia.

hater! :-P

> So I don't know when NVIDIA
> finally decided to start supporting 1.11. I have been running 1.11.2
> since it was out. I just don't push it to moonbase.

If nvidia is supported now, and if you both (zbiggy+elangelo) can 
verify
that the new xorg works well, please go and bump it. Intel graphic 
cards
will also still work I hope?

> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Zbigniew Luszpinski <zbiggy at o2.pl> 
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> why we are not using xorg 1.11?
>>
>> --- Xorg 1.11 Ready ---
>> * xorg open drivers including all Intel are ready 'out of the box' 
>> since
>> this xorg release. Also kernel 3.2-rc2 ready (linux-3 lunar module).
>>
>> * NVIDIA-beta commited on 2011-10-05 ver 285.05.09 is ready (now is 
>> at
>> 290.06 and still ready) This module supports 
>> Geforce6/7/8/9/2xx/4xx/5xx up
>> to current. Also kernel 3.2-rc2 ready (linux-3 lunar module).
>>
>> * NVIDIA commited on 2011-10-22  ver 285.05.09 is ready.  This 
>> module
>> supports Geforce6/7/8/9/2xx/4xx/5xx up to current.
>>
>> * fglrx - nobody updated it since ages but the recent release 11.11 
>> is
>> xorg 1.11 ready. Someone having Radeon hardware and in need will 
>> bump it
>> :) Driver supports Radeon 2000 and later. Early Radeon users have 
>> only
>> open source xorg driver option.
>>
>> * Niche GPU makers: Matrox, SiS, VIA/S3 and all others dead long 
>> time ago.
>> Open source Xorg drivers - the only option so we can consider them 
>> as xorg
>> 1.11 ready. Matrox Parherlia binary driver was dead long time ago 
>> without
>> a chance for update and no opensource driver.
>>
>> * NVIDIA-old (supports riva 128/vanta/tnt/tnt2 geforce 1/2) last 
>> supported
>> xorg-server 1.4 from year 2007. No more Xorg updates. For these 
>> users only
>> nv driver from xorg or nouveau is working option which are xorg 1.11
>> ready.
>>
>> --- Problematic drivers (may work with ignoreABI/may be later 
>> updated) ---
>> * NVIDIA-fx xorg 1.10 ready only(supports geforce 5/FX) 1.11 support 
>> may
>> appear
>> * NVIDIA-legacy xorg 1.10 ready only (supports geforce 3/4) 1.11 
>> support
>> may appear
>> IgnoreABI will probabely make them working till new driver release 
>> (if it
>> will appear).
>>
>> have a nice day,
>> Zbigniew Luszpinski
>>
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