On Wed, 2008-04-16 at 11:02 +0200, Ralf Saalmüller wrote: > > I tried some linux distros lately and liked the way xorg works. No > hassle with the PowerBook 1440x960 tft and even no problem with the > second tft. But there were some things I don't like, that's why I > like to stick to debian. > > But for the benefit of xorg 7.3 and the xorg server 1.4, which is not > exactly brand new, I found that debian testing (lenny) still uses the > xorg release 7.2 with the server version 1.3. I don't like that > version at all having problems on every computer like wrong > resolutions from scratch and being unable to get the best resolutions > on the external tft (1680x1050) or the emac (1280x1024). > > Any idea when this outdated xorg version will be replaced in lenny?
The debian-x mailing list would have been more appropriate for this question. In a nutshell, xorg-server 1.4 hasn't migrated to testing because it's considered buggier than 1.3 overall, mostly due to input related regressions. It's available in sid though. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer | http://tungstengraphics.com Libre software enthusiast | Debian, X and DRI developer
