[ubuntu-x] -intel test/backport repository

[Bryce Harrington]

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 10:28:50PM +0100, Tormod Volden wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Thomas Jaeger wrote:
> > You're going to need an updated xserver package anyway, because the 2.5
> > branch of the intel driver needs the glyph cache for decent text
> > rendering speed.  I had the xserver-1.5 branch running with the glyph
> > cache patches on top for a couple of weeks (albeit with mesa from git),
> > that was very solid.

Thanks for the info Tom.
 
> OK, then I am tempted to say we just use xorg-edgers for Hardy
> testing. And suggest that people upgrade to Intrepid, or try it out
> from an Intrepid live CD. Otherwise, having to rebuild all drivers and
> all that it's becoming quite some work, and it's not so easy for
> people to revert after testing.

Sounds good.  Once Alpha 2 is released it probably will be easier for
most of them to just burn a live-cd (or make a usb installer) than to go
through all that.

> I will upload an -intel 2.5.1 to xorg-edgers Hardy (replacing the
> "2.4.99" from trunk). Real "edgers" should use Intrepid or Jaunty
> anyway :) The xorg-edgers Hardy stack is pretty stable, I even use it
> at my work machine (for radeon). (Note to self: upload libxi with
> XInput.h)
> 
> > UXA is a non-issue, I've never gotten it to work properly with any
> > xserver/intel-driver/mesa combination, so it'd give the tip of the
> > xserver-1.4 branch + glyph cache a try for hardy.
> >
> > I don't have much time right now, but I'll install hardy on a spare
> > partition later this week and do some testing.
> >
> 
> Cool. Thanks for the information.

Bryce