Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:29:17 +0200 From: Niclas Zeising <niclas.zeising@gmail.com> To: Laurent LEVIER <llevier@argosnet.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xf86-video-intel29 port update Message-ID: <4E5F7A9D.7080308@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <00380ceed090d9cd107f86db47a30ef9.squirrel@wm.argosnet.com> References: <00380ceed090d9cd107f86db47a30ef9.squirrel@wm.argosnet.com>
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On 2011-09-01 14:05, Laurent LEVIER wrote: >> Submitter-Id: current-users >> Originator: llevier@argosnet.com >> Confidential: no >> Synopsis: xf86-video-intel29 port update >> Severity: non-critical >> Priority: medium >> Category: ports >> Class: update >> Release: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p2 amd64 >> Environment: > System: FreeBSD tirion 8.2-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p2 #0: Wed Aug > 24 15:05:34 CEST 2011 root@tirion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/Tirion amd64 > > Hi Guys, > > ATTENTION!! > > I updated the intel29 port because there was also an xf86-video-intel one. > To me, intel29 should be deleted and my port replacing xf86-video-intel > since it is the last available driver (untested). > > Maintainer to decide ;-) > Without knowing all the details about the xorg ports, there is as far as I can remember problems with updating the intel drivers (amongst others) since they require kernel features we do not yet have. If you have tested this driver to build and run and work with the current xorg in ports, then it might work. If not, you have to wait for the KMS work to be finished, or test it yourself together with the xorg-dev repository. I think you'll find the details about this here on the list and on the wiki. Regards! -- Niclas Zeising
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