I have recompiled xorg-server-11.3 and all that it needed to be compiled. I can confirm, on my Nvidia 9650M GT 1 gigs integrated and running proprietary drivers that xorg-server-1.11.3 works like a charm. No corruption/error. And compiled with march=native, vomit-frame-pointer and graphite. Green light on my lappy :)
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:51:31 +0100 > Subject: Re: [sabayon-dev] xorg-server-1.11 in Sabayon 8? > > I don't have any legacy Nvidia hardware, but I still think compatibility > should be a big concern for serious and reliable OS, so my vote is > negative on this. > > Bleeding edge disregarding compatibility and lacking any good motivation > (and version X > version Y isn't enough) is no good to me. > > If this is such mandatory decision and there are good reasons to do > this, I would go on dropping an email to Nvidia to see if they are > actually interested in updating their legacy drivers for newer xorg, if > they aren't (or don't respond) the least we should do is providing an > automatic way to switch to nouveau for those cards. > > Il giorno mer, 18/01/2012 alle 13.16 +0100, Michele ha scritto: > > On 18/01/2012 13:01, Andre Parhan wrote: > > > I'd agree with Wolfden, but be sure to have a good disclaimer warning > > > for possible failure with legacy nvidia cards, otherwise n00bs could > > > think we are the problem... > > > > > > 2012/1/18 Wolfden <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Fabio Erculiani <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > I would really like to bump xorg-server to 1.11, but as stated in > > > my > > > previous post here, nvidia legacy drivers would stop working. > > > Should we really hold the version bump due to that? I say no. > > > > > > Dump your opinion here, I'll take the final decision this weekend > > > (sooner or later it's going to happen anyway, and NVIDIA doesn't > > > seem > > > very reactive in updating their legacy stuff). > > > > > > -- > > > Fabio Erculiani > > > > > > > > > I vote go for it, we are bleeding edge and time to move on. > > > > > > -- > > > KJS > > > ~wolfden~ > > > > > > > I would rather pick another distro if I needed to run Linux on an older > > machine, and probably most people would do the same (Puppy or some > > Ubuntu spinoff), so I say let's get the latest version. > > Anyways the oldest video card I have is two years old, so for me it's ok :) > > mic > > > > > > -- > Lorenzo Cogotti > >
