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* ["X/Development/"] - Development projects | * ["X/Development"] - Development projects |
This page is to serve as a gathering point for various X-related specs, howtos, todo lists, and other assorted resources of interest to developers and bleeding-edge users.
Ubuntu X Project List
- ["X/Development"] - Development projects
- ["X/Blueprints"] - Specifications of interest for X
[http://people.ubuntu.com/~bryce/Xorg/versions_current.html Xorg, Ubuntu, Debian package merge status]
- Review changelog for xserver 1.3.99 / 1.4 for ["X/Fixes to Backport"]
- Switch from individual X apps to Debian's X app bundles
- Move less important X packages from main to universe
Create automatic X driver packager (see [https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/uptodate-ati-nvidia-driver uptodate-ati-nvidia-driver spec])
- Get caught up on X bug triage
- Enhance displayconfig-gtk
XorgRecentChanges - Triage recently uploaded fixes
- ["X/AutodetectMonitorFrequency"] Redesign xorg postinst script
- Reorganize this page (and other X documentation at wiki.ubuntu.com)
X Testing, Research and Analysis
- X Testing Worksheets (also see ["Testing"] for general purpose testing):
- ["X/Testing/QuickCheck"] - Quick and easy test to catch common, easily found failures
- ["X/Testing/GamerTest"] - Intensive test focused on 2D and 3D games on Ubuntu
- TODO ["X/Testing/LaptopCheck"] - Check s2ram+resume, beamer hotplugging, keyboard mapping, and other laptop-oriented features related to X
- TODO ["X/Testing/VideoTest"] - Intensive test focused on MythTV and video playback, including 720p and VLC (see ["MythTVTeam/MythTVHardwareSupport"] for HW support tests)
- TODO ["X/Testing/MultiHeadTest"] - Intensive test of functionality and performance with multiple screens using xrandr and other multi-monitor arrangements
TODO ["X/Testing/ConfigCheck"] - Check correctness of various methods of generating/altering xorg.conf, including DisplayConfigGtk, dpkg-reconfigure, dexconf, X -configure, etc. and tools like ddcprobe, xresprobe, discover, and more. Critical for us to solve bug 3731!!
- Research tasks:
- The X binary accepts a -verbose flag. What's the easiest way for an end user to specify this flag in his system?
- Which drivers support xrandr 1.2 currently?
- For displays (e.g. projectors) that don't give EDID info, are there any tricks for doing autodetection?
- ["X/MonitorDetection"] - analyze and document current behavior, itemize tasks to improve things
Driver Info
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile Kernel Compile] - How to rebuild linux-restricted-modules - also see KernelPackageVersioning
Intel
- -intel - This new driver replaces -i810 and other intel drivers. We are including both -i810 and -intel in gutsy for now. Needs more testing before we drop -i810.
- ["X/IntelDriverBugs"] - Common bugs for intel drivers
NVidia
[http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/ nouveau] - the new, upcoming open source nvidia driver. Said to already have better 2D support than -nv, but needs integration and much testing.
- nvidia binary driver - NVIDIA-Linux-*-1.0-9755-pkg1.run (Mar 23, 2007)
Radeon/ATI
fglrx binary driver - ati-driver-installer-8.34.8-*.run (Mar 9, 2007)
[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22/+bug/115188 fglrx unavailable in gutsy] - the fglrx is confused by xserver 1.3's version number. A patch exists, but we don't think we can legally distribute a patched fglrx. This needs to be resolved for Gutsy.
New driver [http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html available]: ati-driver-installer-8.37.6-*.run. Needs to be tested. Does it fix bug #115188?
Recent article about ATI's linux efforts: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=735&num=1
[http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide fglrx installation on Ubuntu]
ati open-source driver
[http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.2/doc/radeon.4.html Radeon manual] with list of available options.
Teams
- ["XSwat"] - Xorg bug triage team
[https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+packagebugs Packages XSwat maintains]
[http://people.ubuntu.com/~bryce/Xorg/versions_current.html Current Package Merge Status]
["BugSquad"] - Ubuntu bug triage team
["DesktopTeam"]
Troubleshooting Resources
- ["X/Debugging"]
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration Debugging X] - Contains some known-issues and workarounds
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Video Video Resources] at help.ubuntu.com
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FixVideoResolutionHowto FixVideoResolutionHowto] at help.ubuntu.com
- ["Bugs/AtiDriver"]
XorgOnTheEdge - for bleeding edge packages
[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI BinaryDriverHowto] - for installing fglrx or nvidia
X (last edited 2016-01-10 21:04:44 by penalvch)