Public bug reported: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-ati
Currently the xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.9.0+git20081003.f9826a56-0ubuntu2 is shipping two patches to workaround dithering problem on some cards. I suggest to update to current git version which has proper fixes for this problems: * RV530 on MacBook Pro + bug #264535 + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17897 + the current upstream fix has the following advantages over current ubuntu 103_rv530_enable_diethering.patch: - it fixes completely the problem (the ubuntu patch still leaves some banding); - it is targetting only RV530 on MacBook Pro (where there is the dithering problem), not all RV530; - it makes the 103_rv530_enable_diethering.patch useless making the ubuntu packages more inline with supported upstream; + I tested current git version and noticed no regression so far * RV6xx/RV7xx cards: + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17094 + current git version should also fix this problem in a similar way, though I don't own this hardware to test; it should have the following advantages: - it should fix completely the problem (the ubuntu patch appears to leave some banding); - it has a more general approach targetting not only specified cards; - it makes the 101_rv635_enable_dithering.patch useless making the ubuntu packages more inline with supported upstream; Current git version (2008-10-15 commit 435cf7da68186f2601c4b888296117d4f652c625) has 9 commits more than current ubuntu version: - 8 commits related to the dithering problems; - 1 cleanup commit renaming some function; I suggest to update the ubuntu version to current git to properly fix the dithering problems. Test packages provided by Tormod Volden can be found at: https://edge.launchpad.net/~tormodvolden/+archive ** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Properly fix dithering problems https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284346 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
