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Release 2.9.1 (2009-10-26)
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We are pleased to announce a maintenance release (2.9.1) of the
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xf86-video-intel driver. This release comes one month after 2.9.0 and
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consists only of a few, hand-picked bug fixes since that release.
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Complete list of fixes in 2.9.1 compared to 2.9.0
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* Fix corruption and artifacts due to wrong colors in the colormap
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with X server 1.7
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* Fix incorrect rendering, such as missing scrollbar arrows in some
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themes (http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24459)
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* Fix black screen when X server is reset
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(https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24383)
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* Fix regressions detecting DVI monitors
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24255
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24282
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http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24458
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Release 2.9.0 (2009-09-28)
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We are pleased to announce the 2.9.0 release of the xf86-video-intel
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driver. (If you have been following along at home, this release is
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identical to the 2.8.99.902 release candidate other than the version
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number).
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New features in 2.9 compared to 2.8
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* Support for the B43 chipset.
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Major fixes in 2.9.0 compared to 2.8.0
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* Multiple fixes to make the driver stable for 8xx chipsets, (855GM,
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865G, etc.). The 2.8 driver series was extremely unstable with many
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of these chipsets.
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22904 (and many duplicates)
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22947
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* Add support for BACKLIGHT property when using kernel modesetting
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(KMS). This allows backlight adjustment with programs such as
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"xbacklight -set <percentage>" or "xrandr --set BACKLIGHT <value>".
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20963
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* Fix so that "xrandr --scale" works when using KMS.
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22893
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* Fix segfaults of X server when logging out.
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20516
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* Avoid falling back to software for 1-bit alpha-only masks.
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23184
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* Fix pixel sampling position for 8xx chipsets, (fixes some cairo-test
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suite failures).
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Snapshot 2.8.99.901 (2009-09-09)
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This is the first release candidate in preparation for the upcoming
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2.9.0 release. We will appreciate any feedback we can get from testing
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of this snapshot to improve the 2.9.0 release.
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See the commit log for changes in this release, and developers, please
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provide me summaries for any major features in this release that you
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think should appear in NEWS and in the 2.9.0 release notes.
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Note: We are still investigating failures with 865G chipsets, (these
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failures existed in the 2.8 series as well). We are hoping to fix
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these failures before the 2.9.0 release.
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Release 2.8.0 (2009-07-20)
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We are pleased to present this major release of the xf86-video-intel
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driver. This release is very similar to the 2.7.99.902 release
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candidate but includes a couple of additional bug fixes, (for bugs
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#22760 and @22483).
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Compared to the 2.7 releases this driver contains several new features
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and many bug fixes. The driver now depends on X server 1.6 or later,
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and eliminates several obsolete code paths, (XAA and EXA removed in
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favor of UXA, DRI1 support eliminated). The driver certainly will work
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best with an i915 module from a recent kernel (2.6.31) and with
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kernel-modesetting (KMS, specified by loading i915 with the option
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"modeset=1").
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New features in 2.8.0 compared to 2.7
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* Remove XAA/EXA/DRI1 and NoAccel, and only support UXA/DRI2 now
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(requiring xserver 1.6).
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* VLD support added into XvMC for Mpeg2, which decreases CPU usage
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when playing video.
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Major fixes in 2.8.0 compared to 2.7
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* Fix broken front-buffer rendering
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19174
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* Fix disabling of XvMC disabled
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20790
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* Fix broken VT switch on some machines
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19578
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* Improve performance of trapezoid rendering for UXA
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21376
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* Vblank sync'd GL buffer swap (fixing video tearing under composite)
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20664
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* Fix G41 DRM support
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21095
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* Fix crash on some 8xx
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18974
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Various fixes for GPU hangs, and more...
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Snapshot 2.7.99.902 (2009-07-13)
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This is the first release candidate in preparation for the upcoming
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2.8.0 release. Most major and critical bugs should be fixed, but some
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minor bugs may still be present. We will appreciate any feedback we
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can get from testing of this snapshot to improve the 2.8.0 release.
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Snapshot 2.7.99.901 (2009-06-10)
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This is the first release candidate in preparation for the upcoming
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2.8.0 release. Most critical bugs should be fixed, but some major
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bugs may still be present. We will appreciate any feedback we can
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get from testing of this snapshot to improve the 2.8.0 release.
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Some of the major fixes in this snapshot include:
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* Several fixes for intermittent GPU hangs/crashes, (some of
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which already appeared in the 2.7.1 release)
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* Fix to avoid X crash when viewing large images in browser
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* Fix X server failure when running old (non-GEM) kernel
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* Fixes for SDVO LVDS mode detection
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* Fix major performance regression of trapezoid rendering
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compared to XAA/EXA
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* New support for tear-free video when using KMS
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* New support for tear-free DRI2 CopyRegion
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Snapshot 2.7.99.1 (2009-04-28)
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This is a development snapshot very early in the process toward
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developing 2.8. There have been some big changes to the code, and
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we're anxious to get feedback on these changes as early as possible.
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Here is a summary of the biggest changes:
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* Driver now depends on X server 1.6 or later
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* Eliminate XAA and EXA support (in favor of UXA)
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* Eliminate DRI1 support
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* Fixes for running without DRI at all
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These code removals represent a deletion of a substantial amount of
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code, (and hopefully piles of bugs), as well as reduce the maintenance
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effort going forward as the number of combinatorial configurations for
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the driver are greatly reduced. This means that users are much more
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likely to be running code that has actually been tested, and it will
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be much easy for developers to replicate bugs that users experience.
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One of the things that would be most useful in testing this release is
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to revisit any outstanding bugs that you have previously reported. If
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the buggy behavior is gone, (or the bug is no longer relevant---such
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as a bug that's specific to XAA only), please feel free to indicate so
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in bugzilla or even just close the bug.
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If you confirm that the bug is still present, please indicate so in
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the bug report. (I was going to ask that you select a 1.7.99 version,
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but it looks like bugzilla only has versions for products not
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compoenents, while we use a "xorg" product and a "driver/intel"
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component.) We definitely want to make any such confirmed bugs a
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priority, so it would be nice to have a consistent mechanism to search
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for these bugs. Suggestions are welcome on the best approach.
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Thanks in advance for any testing or feedback on this snapshot.
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2009-06-25 14:16:43 -06:00
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Release 2.7.0 (2009-04-15)
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Compared to the 2.6 series, 2.7.0 has a large number of bug fixes, but
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also a few significant features, such as:
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SDVO-TV support, available on ADD2 card (bug#9992) and
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D945GCLF2 board (bug#17776).
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Basic SDVO-LVDS support
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XV video display without tearing
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[Though this isn't working for all users yet, see
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21076 ]
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Various fixes for UXA, DRI2, and Kernel modesetting.
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We encourage users to use kernel modesetting and UXA acceleration with
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this release, which should give the best performance and
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robustness. When KMS is available, UXA is the default acceleration
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used by the driver, (EXA is the default otherwise).
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Known issue:
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Some Linux kernel versions (such as 2.6.29) are known to have
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broken PAT code that causes recent versions of this driver to
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fail, (which can manifest as the X server simply not
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starting). This can be verified by adding the "nopat" option
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to the kernel command-line and seeing the failure go away. We
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hope that newer kernels in the 2.6.29.x as well as 2.6.30 and
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above will have working PAT code.
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Some of the most notable bugs fixed in 2.7.0 include:
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[GM45 965GM] bad htotal causes panel startup failure
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292
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[xrandr TV] need TV output property control
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12763
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[TV] "xrandr --set TV_FORMAT" gets BadMatch error
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16566
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[945 tiling] Low performance due to no A17 workaround
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16835
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[TV]Flicker when launching applications in the 2.4-branch
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17405
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[945GM FBC] FBC causes underruns & flicker
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18651
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[xv] Textured video suffers from tearing
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19635
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[G45] Random hangs with UXA
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19734
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[945GM] Any 3D app is slow in resolution higher than 800x600
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with UXA+DRI2, due to tiling
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19738
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[i915 UXA,EXA] rotation messes display with tiling on
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20265
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[G45] DRI2/UXA gives solid white instead of transparency
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20321
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LVDS output not detected
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20517
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xf86-video-intel-2.6.3: Xv crashes X server
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20525
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[G965 non-GEM] systray in KDE 4 completely broken
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20527
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[SDVO-TV]the desktop is teared in four sections on the screen
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20550
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Intel video driver 2.6.3 crashes with XVideo
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20563
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[855GM] Xv crash with non-KMS
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20585
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2.6.99.902 breaks native 1680x1050 mode on TMDS -- EDID miss
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20594
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[945GM TV] 2.6.99.902 sets a too high CONTRAST-value
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20670
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[915GM] fail to detect LVDS with new VBT code
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20752
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[regression i965]tiled output when start X
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20803
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2.6.99.902: LVDS wrongly detected as disconnected
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20826
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vt switching fails and crashes X
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20863
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[HDMI] The screen will flicker when some application runs on
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G45-64
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20875
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TexturedVideo is offsetted wrongly on dualhead
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20980
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[EXA] xvideo hang X
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21027
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[EXA] x11perf performance regression
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21029
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And many others...
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