Re: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 missing
On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:47 PM Gregor Riepl wrote: > > > The Debian Xorg maintainers unfortunately had those packages removed > > without asking anyone first whether they still need them , see these > > discussions [1][2]. > > > > I will work on getting the Xorg drivers back. Any help is welcome. > > See also this sunffb bug: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=903825 > > I have a kind-of working package repo here: > https://salsa.debian.org/onitake-guest/xserver-xorg-video-sunffb > > Kind-of, because there seems to be an issue with input handling that I'm > not sure if it's related to sunffb or not. lightdm works fine, I can log > in, but when the desktop loads (xfce, to save resources), it stops > processing mouse clicks and keyboard input. I can still move the mouse > cursor though. > Well sad state. I am currently evaluating the performance of sunffb, fbdev and the mach64 driver on NetBSD. But because the mach64 GPU is so old and doesn't accelerate modern effects, i am unsure if there is a noticeable speed difference between the three for a modern desktop. I am grateful for now to get a picture with fbdev on debian and can bring up the desktop on this old Sun Blade 100.
Re: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 missing
> The Debian Xorg maintainers unfortunately had those packages removed > without asking anyone first whether they still need them , see these > discussions [1][2]. > > I will work on getting the Xorg drivers back. Any help is welcome. See also this sunffb bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=903825 I have a kind-of working package repo here: https://salsa.debian.org/onitake-guest/xserver-xorg-video-sunffb Kind-of, because there seems to be an issue with input handling that I'm not sure if it's related to sunffb or not. lightdm works fine, I can log in, but when the desktop loads (xfce, to save resources), it stops processing mouse clicks and keyboard input. I can still move the mouse cursor though.
Re: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 missing
Hi Connor! On 6/23/20 12:50 AM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: > The machine only has the onboard Ati Rage XL card, but is not using > the xorg ati driver because it seems to be incomplete: > > xserver-xorg-video-mach64 is missing on the repository. > > It seems it is a dependency needed by xserver-xorg-video-ati to run. > > The package has been built for earlier releases of sparc64 as can be > seen on snapshot.debian.org. > > Is it a build problem or is there another reason why it is missing? > Can i use an older build from snapshot that is compatible with the > current Xserver? The Debian Xorg maintainers unfortunately had those packages removed without asking anyone first whether they still need them , see these discussions [1][2]. I will work on getting the Xorg drivers back. Any help is welcome. Adrian > [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2020/04/msg00210.html > [2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2020/04/msg00214.html -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaub...@debian.org `. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
xserver-xorg-video-mach64 missing
Hi, i found the reason for my slow desktop display on the Sun Blade 100: it is using the fbdev driver. The machine only has the onboard Ati Rage XL card, but is not using the xorg ati driver because it seems to be incomplete: xserver-xorg-video-mach64 is missing on the repository. It seems it is a dependency needed by xserver-xorg-video-ati to run. The package has been built for earlier releases of sparc64 as can be seen on snapshot.debian.org. Is it a build problem or is there another reason why it is missing? Can i use an older build from snapshot that is compatible with the current Xserver?
