Re: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 missing
Hi Connor!
On 6/23/20 12:50 AM, Connor McLaughlan wrote:
> The machine only has the onboard Ati Rage XL card, but is not using
> the xorg ati driver because it seems to be incomplete:
>
> xserver-xorg-video-mach64 is missing on the repository.
>
> It seems it is a dependency needed by xserver-xorg-video-ati to run.
>
> The package has been built for earlier releases of sparc64 as can be
> seen on snapshot.debian.org.
>
> Is it a build problem or is there another reason why it is missing?
> Can i use an older build from snapshot that is compatible with the
> current Xserver?
The Debian Xorg maintainers unfortunately had those packages removed
without asking anyone first whether they still need them , see these
discussions [1][2].
I will work on getting the Xorg drivers back. Any help is welcome.
Adrian
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2020/04/msg00210.html
> [2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2020/04/msg00214.html
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