(CCing debian-knoppix, debian-x, and Mark Vojkovitch). On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 09:15:42AM +0930, behoffski wrote: > I'm using the version of Debian XFree86 contained in Knoppix 5.2 > (2007-07-26). Hmm, interesting. Knoppix guys: do you know about XFree86 4.3.0-0pre1v1 in experimental, which is newer than my -0ds series? It's the team-maintained version, by myself, Branden Robinson, and ISHIKAWA Mutsumi. > I've used this package with four identical systems containing > NVidia FX 5200 Ultra cards (using boot parameter "xmodule=nv" to > avoid the problem that the card's ID isn't known). I've found > that the operation of XFree86 is unreliable -- ome machine fails > to start X at all -- others are flaky. > > I've noticed that in xfree86.org's online CVS archive, there has > been a reworked nv module added in the last fortnight -- with > CVS comments indicating that "Some newer GeForceFX cards have a > new PLL design which needs to be programmed differently in order > to get a stable display." This comment appears to tie in very > neatly with my observations. > > http://cvsweb.xfree86.org/cvsweb/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/nv/ Hmm, interesting. We've already backported the SiS and Savage drivers, so I don't see why we couldn't pull nv back as well. OTOH, we might want to wait for the SDK stuff - XSF? > My main interest in this is to have a Knoppix CD that works well > with the 5200 Ultra systems. So two questions: > > 1. If I remaster the existing Knoppix CD, and merely replace the > NV driver with an object compiled from the current CVS sources > (nv_drv.o), what is your estimate of the likeihood of success > (or, in other words, how compatible is this set of sources from > the XFree86 CVS archive with the XFree86-4.3.0-ds package contained > in Knoppix)? Umm, it *should* work, but no guarantees. > 2. Would it be feasible to fast-track these sources into upcoming > XFree86-4.3.0 Debian experimental packages -- or would this be > too much against the grain of Debian's emphasis on stable code? Given we've already dragged back the SiS and Savage stuff, I don't see why we couldn't drag the nVidia driver back, as ewll. Mark, how stable is the new nv code? -- Daniel Stone <dstone@trinity.unimelb.edu.au> Developer, Trinity College, University of Melbourne
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