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Bug#568168: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau needs nouveau bits from libdrm



Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> (30/03/2010):
> Available at
> http://git.debian.org/?p=users/joachim-guest/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau.git.
> 
> This one I consider suitable for merging into the pkg-xorg's
> repository.  At least, it does not screw things up irreversibly like
> merging the "upstream"-ubuntu branch would have done.

OK, thanks; will probably look into it tonight. As for getting some
user testing, I published binaries and advertised them on Planet
Debian in the meanwhile.

> The
> xserver-xorg-video-nouveau_0.0.15+git20100329+7858345.orig.tar.gz
> tarball can be checked out from the pristine-tar branch.

Alright, thanks.

> I have some work pending writing a README.Debian describing kernel
> requirements, incompatibilities with other drivers (especially the
> binary Nvidia 3D driver), the need to disable Compiz because it's
> probably horribly slow (did not test that!) etc.  Most things are
> explained in the nouveau Wiki, but not everyone has permanent
> Internet access or feels compatible using a text browser in the case
> X does not start.

Agreed.

Mraw,
KiBi.

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