Merge lp:~andrikos/ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel/fix-ati-hybrid into lp:ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel
| Status: | Rejected |
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| Rejected by: | Martin Pitt on 2012-12-05 |
| Proposed branch: | lp:~andrikos/ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel/fix-ati-hybrid |
| Merge into: | lp:ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel |
| Diff against target: |
181 lines (+163/-0) 3 files modified
debian/changelog (+7/-0) debian/patches/fix-ati-hybrid.patch (+155/-0) debian/patches/series (+1/-0) |
| To merge this branch: | bzr merge lp:~andrikos/ubuntu/quantal/xserver-xorg-video-intel/fix-ati-hybrid |
| Related bugs: |
| Reviewer | Review Type | Date Requested | Status |
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| Timo Aaltonen | 2012-11-14 | Disapprove on 2012-12-05 | |
| Christopher M. Penalver (community) | suitability | Abstain on 2012-11-06 | |
| Ubuntu-X | 2012-11-14 | Pending | |
| Ubuntu branches | 2012-11-05 | Pending | |
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Description of the Change
This update includes a patch to revert a speicific commit of the upstream intel driver that breaks ati/intel hybrid systems.
- 175. By Nick Andrik on 2012-11-05
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Removing reference to (LP: #1068661) since it is not a confirmed duplicate
| Nick Andrik (andrikos) wrote : | # |
This patch fixes #1068404 and this is where its targeted.
The bug on http://
| Christopher M. Penalver (penalvch) wrote : | # |
The previously mentioned Review: Disapprove was assessed for a different bug report https:/
Review -> Abstain
| Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote : | # |
upstream is right, and we shouldn't work around bugs in binary drivers
| Nick Andrik (andrikos) wrote : | # |
By using the mentioned patch we enable people to use hybrid intel/fglrx systems with no (at least from my point of view, correct me if I am wrong) disadvantage at all.
There are two official packages in the repositories, i.e. xserver-
This issue has to be addressed one why or another:
- My proposal is to revert that specific xorg-intel commit (and use the patch at least in ubuntu, if upstream does not want to include it).
- If we decide not to do that, we should include a "Conflicts:" dependency in the packages, and warn/disallow people to use the fglrx driver when the xserver-
In either case, something has to be done. This is a real problem and we cannot just ignore it, let people shoot themselves in the foot and blame ubuntu for fglrx drivers.
Just my 2ยข
Unmerged revisions
- 177. By Nick Andrik on 2013-01-04
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- Updated package version to mark NMU for SRU
- Removed reference to (LP: #1068661) since it is now a confirmed duplicate - 176. By Nick Andrik on 2012-12-19
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Added (LP: #1068404) in the list of the bugs fixed by this patch
- 175. By Nick Andrik on 2012-11-05
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Removing reference to (LP: #1068661) since it is not a confirmed duplicate
- 174. By Nick Andrik on 2012-11-05
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Add fix-ati-
hybrid. patch to fix ATI/Intel hybrid setups
(LP: #1068404, #1068661)


This patch, based on Nick's PPA, has not been shown to work for the original reporter as per http:// ati.cchtml. com/show_ bug.cgi? id=624 .
Review -> Disapprove