Bug#373821: Unavailable xserver-xorg-video-sun* necessary for many Sparc
On Thu, Jun 15, 2006 at 02:21:38PM -0400, Steve Pacenka wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 1:7.0.22
>
> The sun* drivers for Creator, Elite, Leo, and other Sun framebuffers are now
> packaged separately from xserver-xorg as of 7.0. packages.debian.org
> indicates that these driver packages are "unavailable".
>
> xserver-xorg 6.9.0 provided working drivers for at least suntgx and sunffb.
>
> Since 7.0 migrated to Testing, there are no Xorg 6.9 packages left as
> alternatives for installations or upgrades from earlier Xorgs or Xfree86.
>
> I managed to destroy a working 6.9 installation by upgrading to 7.0 using
> Synaptic and individual package choice. Everything installed without
> dependency errors, leaving me with an xorg.conf file that refers to a missing
> sunffb driver file.
These drivers need an actual Debian maintainer. I don't have any sun
hardware, and I'm unable and, as a result, unwilling to maintain them
myself. If someone with a sun machine is interested in maintaining them,
I'd be happy to facilitate the effort. They are currently packaged in the X
Strike Force subversion repository, although I don't know if they build and
run properly. You're welcome to pull them from there. See the debian-x
archives for the past month or two for instructions on how to do so.
- David Nusinow
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