It is a work in progress. There is a video displaying the workings of XMir for compatibility for X applications. Once this is fully developed, X rollback will be removed and XMir will take its place. Up to 14.04, Mir should have optimal support for most GPUs.
http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2013/06/27/mir-plans-in-13-10/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ubuntu-news+%28Ubuntu+News%29 On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Scott Kitterman <[email protected]>wrote: > Canonical have said they expect such support. I haven't seen any vendor > announcements that they will provide them, so I think it's at least > somewhat > up in the air about when/if such support will be delivered. > > Scott K > > P.S. I am subscribed, no need to cc me. > > On Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:11:09 PM Ho Wan Chan wrote: > > Hello Istimsak, > > > > the proprietary drivers. However Mir support should be available for them > > by 14.04 LTS. > > > > Howard Chan (smartboyhw) > > (K)ubuntu member > > > > > > 2013/6/30 Istimsak Abdulbasir <[email protected]> > > > > > Scott, when you say "there is no Mir support for non-free video > drivers", > > > are you referring to the drivers provided in the repos, or the > proprietary > > > drivers supplied by the manufacturers? > > > > > > Istimsak Abdulbasir > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Scott Kitterman > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Currently there's no Mir suport for non-free video drivers, so anyone > > >> with > > >> nVidia/ATI will need to use Xorg. Additionally, some of the other > > >> flavors are > > >> sticking with X for 13.10, and X from 13.10 is needed for 12.04 > hardware > > >> enablement updates, so it'll be maintained in any case. > > >> > > >> Scott K > > >> > > >> On Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:49:29 PM Istimsak Abdulbasir wrote: > > >> > Thanks guys. So be default, if Mir is unsuccessful, ubunu will > rollback > > >> > > >> to > > >> > > >> > xorg. > > >> > > > >> > On Jun 29, 2013 4:08 PM, "Adrian Goodyer" <[email protected]> > > >> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > A > > >> > > s far as I know the graphics drivers will try and use Mir and if > > >> > > unsuccessful will rollback to X. > > >> > > > > >> > > I would presume then, that a choice between the two would also be > > >> > > available? > > >> > > > > >> > > Ade. > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Istimsak Abdulbasir < > > >> > > >> [email protected] > > >> > > >> > > > wrote: > > >> > >> Starting with 13.10, will the new xserver be Mir or will both Mir > > >> > >> and > > >> > >> xorg-server be available for saucy? > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Istimsak abdulbasir > > >> > >> > > >> > >> -- > > >> > >> Ubuntu-quality mailing list > > >> > >> [email protected] > > >> > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > >> > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Ubuntu-quality mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > > > > > -- > > > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality > > -- > Ubuntu-quality mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-quality >
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