Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:17:06 -0500 From: Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcin Cieslak <saper@system.pl> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [HEADS UP/CFT] Xserver 1.6 + randr + intel Message-ID: <1233771426.3085.11.camel@ferret.2hip.net> In-Reply-To: <498897CB.7080505@system.pl> References: <1233456742.1534.14.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <498897CB.7080505@system.pl>
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--=-cagSxz6GhiYAEBjhLfJe Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 20:15 +0100, Marcin Cieslak wrote: > Robert Noland wrote: > > Ok, I'm expecting Xserver 1.6 final to release sometime on Monday. I'm > > planning to commit this sometime next week. This patch includes the > > following Xserver 1.6rc2, randrproto rc, libXrandr rc, xrandr rc, and > > the 2.6.1 release of the intel driver. >=20 >=20 > After a successful upgrade of kernel and world r187968M:two days ago and=20 > a successful (sic!) update of X to server 1.5.3 and friends I have=20 > decided to give 1.6 a try. >=20 > I have tried this both with intel and nv driver (my laptop has both but=20 > only one can be active at the time - switchable at the boot time). >=20 > 1. First thing, I have lost access to my legacy X11 fonts. >=20 > [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,=20 > removing from list! > [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,=20 > removing from list! > [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF,=20 > removing from list! The font issue is being discussed on the xorg lists and I expect a resolution will be present in the final 1.6 server. > etc. >=20 > I get: >=20 > % xset fp+ /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi > xset: bad font path element (#23), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax >=20 > There is no more a "freetype" and "xtrap" module, so I had to change by=20 > config. AFAICT, xtrap is just gone... I need to get some clarification on what is going on with freetype. > Gtk applications (seamonkey) and Qt (psi) have no problems with fonts, > but xterm does. xterm is unable to locate any bitmap font (fallback to=20 > "fixed") and when told to use Freetype fonts (-fa 'Luxi Mono-10' option)=20 > it looks like black text on black background (my xterm has a white fb,=20 > black bg). You can issue commands in such a window (the letter spacing=20 > is preserved and the cursor moves), but xterm segfaults when there is > a need to scroll. >=20 > xterm -bg white segfaults immediately, >=20 > xterm has been recompiled after 1.6 installation. >=20 > 2. Once (when running NVidia) the server froze, i.e. I could only move=20 > mouse and no keys worked (including server zap, switching VTs or=20 > Ctrl-Alt-Del). This happened when displaying a fast-scrolling=20 > ./configure output of the libXfont in a full-screen xterm window. I'm not really setup to test the nv driver at the moment, so I can't add a lot here. robert. > The freeze doesn't look like > a http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D17358 however. >=20 > I am using dwm as the window manager. >=20 > A bunch of config files and output from various commands is available at: >=20 > http://akson.sgh.waw.pl/~saper/FreeBSD/ports/xorg-server/xorg-1.6/ >=20 > --Marcin >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=20 Robert Noland <rnoland@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD --=-cagSxz6GhiYAEBjhLfJe Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkmJ26EACgkQM4TrQ4qfRONgCwCffTPWCdc6qZfVeL10C1R4HS14 r9MAmQFmhqKj7ifSSRRy3djrjB0p2Ll2 =QHOL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-cagSxz6GhiYAEBjhLfJe--
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