Ubuntu Wiki

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

• ["X/Swat"] - 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]

  • Bug Graphs for [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/testing_graphs/xorg.html Xorg], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/testing_graphs/xserver-xorg-video-ati.html -ati driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/testing_graphs/xserver-xorg-video-intel.html -intel driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/testing_graphs/xserver-xorg-video-nv.html -nv driver]

  • Bugs with most dupes: [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt2dups/xorg.html xorg], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt2dups/xserver-xorg-video-ati.html -ati driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt2dups/xserver-xorg-video-intel.html -intel driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt2dups/xserver-xorg-video-nv.html -nv driver]

  • Bugs with most comments: [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5comments/xorg.html xorg], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5comments/xserver-xorg-video-ati.html -ati driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5comments/xserver-xorg-video-intel.html -intel driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5comments/xserver-xorg-video-nv.html -nv driver]

  • Bugs with most subscribers: [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5subscribers/xorg.html xorg], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5subscribers/xserver-xorg-video-ati.html -ati driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5subscribers/xserver-xorg-video-intel.html -intel driver], [http://people.ubuntu.com/~brian/reports/gt5subscribers/xserver-xorg-video-nv.html -nv driver]

• ["X/Projects"] - Development and packaging projects
• ["X/Blueprints"] - Specifications of interest for X
• ["X/Patches"] - Patches to be reviewed, tested, and backported
• ["X/GitUsage"] - Instructions for using git

• [http://people.ubuntu.com/~bryce/Xorg/versions_current.html Xorg, Ubuntu, Debian package merge status]

• [http://dad.dunnewind.net/main.php DaD manual merge needed]

• XorgRecentChanges - Triage recently uploaded fixes

• [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile Kernel Compile] - How to rebuild linux-restricted-modules - also see KernelPackageVersioning

Troubleshooting Resources

• ["X/Debugging"]
• ["X/Bugs/ScreenModeChange"]

• [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration Debugging X Autoconfiguration] - 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

• DebuggingXorg

• ["Bugs/AtiDriver"]

• XorgOnTheEdge - for bleeding edge packages

• [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI BinaryDriverHowto] - for installing fglrx or nvidia

• [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions BootOptions]

  • [http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Feisty_Installation_Guide fglrx installation on Ubuntu]