Re: Debian Trixie: xorg with fb instead of intel or nouveau driver
Chris Jölly composed on 2025-02-28 21:28 (UTC+0100):
> So, modesetting is the real thing?
Since about a decade or so ago. It originally was provided as a separate packge,
but was moved into the Xorg server .deb as a default for all GPUs for which an
appropriate kernel module exists, mainly radeon, amdgpu, i915, xe & nouveau.
> no need to keep fbdev, vesa, intel
> and nouveau x-server driver packages on the system (as well as ati, amd,
> radeon...)?
No real need, unless something breaks WRT using the modesetting that can be worked
around by using another. For the 530, I have on occasion seen reports of more
favorable results from intel than from modesetting. My 620s both provide entirely
satisfactory results from modesetting, as does my 730, and all those I have older
than 530 that it supports.
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