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.

Using X in Ubuntu

• ["X/Config"] - How to configure Xorg
  • ["X/DisplayConfigGtk"] - Xinerama-based configuration tool, now deprecated
• ["X/InputHotplug"] - Using input devices (keyboards, tablets, mice, etc.) with HAL and input-hotplug
• ["X/NonGraphicalBoot"] - Running X manually, without gdm

Ubuntu X Development

• Xorg status
  • ["X/Drivers"] - Current status of X drivers
  • ["X/DesktopWishlist"] - Pending Xorg changes that would benefit Ubuntu Desktop
  • ["X/KernelWishlist"] - Pending/desired kernel changes that would benefit Xorg

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

  • [http://lwn.net/Articles/268378/ Keith Packard LCA 2008]

• ["X/SwatTeam"] - Xorg bug triage team
  • ["X/Projects"] - Development, triaging 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

  • [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]

Troubleshooting Resources

• ["X/Debugging"] Handbook
  • I. ["X/Reporting"] - How to create good X bug reports
  • II. ["X/Backtracing"] - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash
  • III. ["X/Triaging"] - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot
  • IV. ["X/Troubleshooting"] - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable
• ["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

• ["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]

• DebuggingUsplash