Re: [blfs-dev] vesa xorg-server driver missing

[Tim Tassonis]

On February 25, 2018 22:54:32 Pierre Labastie  wrote:



On 24/02/2018 18:45, Tim Tassonis wrote:
>

Hi all

>
>

I'm just about to build the xorg-server drivers and noticed that the vesa
driver has gone from the book. I'm not an expert in xorg and I could
successfully start my xserver using the fbdev driver in my qemu vm that I
started with vga=std. However, the current vesa driver
xf86-video-vesa-2.4.0.tar.gz builds and runs fine with current lfs/blfs.

>
>

Is there a reason that it got dropped, maybe like there be no actual hardware
or virtual environment requring it?




The qemu VM's with vga=std work pretty well with the KMS driver, which is much
better than the vesa one. ISTR that was the reason for removing the veas 
driver.


Yes, the x server actually unloads the vesa driver in that case again after 
loading it, so it is not even used when present. Guess, I'll droo it, too 
in my setup.


Bye
Tim




Pierre
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Re: [blfs-dev] vesa xorg-server driver missing

[Pierre Labastie]

On 24/02/2018 18:45, Tim Tassonis wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I'm just about to build the xorg-server drivers and noticed that the vesa
> driver has gone from the book. I'm not an expert in xorg and I could
> successfully start my xserver using the fbdev driver in my qemu vm that I
> started with vga=std. However, the current vesa driver
> xf86-video-vesa-2.4.0.tar.gz builds and runs fine with current lfs/blfs.
> 
> Is there a reason that it got dropped, maybe like there be no actual hardware
> or virtual environment requring it?
> 
> 

The qemu VM's with vga=std work pretty well with the KMS driver, which is much
better than the vesa one. ISTR that was the reason for removing the veas driver.

Pierre
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Re: [blfs-dev] vesa xorg-server driver missing

[Bruce Dubbs]

Tim Tassonis wrote:

Hi all

I'm just about to build the xorg-server drivers and noticed that the vesa 
driver has gone from the book. I'm not an expert in xorg and I could 
successfully start my xserver using the fbdev driver in my qemu vm that I 
started with vga=std. However, the current vesa driver 
xf86-video-vesa-2.4.0.tar.gz builds and runs fine with current lfs/blfs.


Is there a reason that it got dropped, maybe like there be no actual 
hardware or virtual environment requring it?


We archived the vesa driver three years ago.  At the time, the vesa driver 
was causing the xorg-server to hang.  You are the first to mention that it 
is no longer there since then.


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[blfs-dev] vesa xorg-server driver missing

[Tim Tassonis]

Hi all

I'm just about to build the xorg-server drivers and noticed that the 
vesa driver has gone from the book. I'm not an expert in xorg and I 
could successfully start my xserver using the fbdev driver in my qemu vm 
that I started with vga=std. However, the current vesa driver 
xf86-video-vesa-2.4.0.tar.gz builds and runs fine with current lfs/blfs.


Is there a reason that it got dropped, maybe like there be no actual 
hardware or virtual environment requring it?



Bye
Tim

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