We are pleased to announce a major 2.7.0 release of xf86-video-intel
(after three previous 2.6.99.90x release candidates).
Compared to the 2.6 series, 2.7.0 has a large number of bug fixes, (see
the list below), but also a few significant features, such as:
SDVO-TV support, available on ADD2 card (bug#9992) and
D945GCLF2 board (bug#17776).
Basic SDVO-LVDS support
XV video display without tearing
[Though this isn't working for all users yet, see
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21076 ]
Various fixes for UXA, DRI2, and Kernel modesetting.
We encourage users to use kernel modesetting and UXA acceleration with
this release, which should give the best performance and
robustness. When KMS is available, UXA is the default acceleration
used by the driver, (EXA is the default otherwise).
-Carl
Where to get the release
------------------------
git tag: 2.7.0
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
MD5: 5832172ac69b9a066a202e1578a5d3c8 xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
SHA1: 6d55b11ccf92ddc0763329f6e503e1a55b9beacc
xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.bz2
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
MD5: 5f1336fa79ecf93989d45f0fc2ebbe59 xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
SHA1: 754c3684a635b5178fe642075aff4ab2c903cee8
xf86-video-intel-2.7.0.tar.gz
A significant known issue
-------------------------
Some Linux kernel versions (such as 2.6.29) are known to have
broken PAT code that causes recent versions of this driver to
fail, (which can manifest as the X server simply not
starting). This can be verified by adding the "nopat" option
to the kernel command-line and seeing the failure go away. We
hope that newer kernels in the 2.6.29.x as well as 2.6.30 and
above will have working PAT code.
Summary of changes since the last release candidate (2.6.99.903)
----------------------------------------------------------------
Carl Worth (10):
Add a RELEASING file documenting the release process
README: Remove almost all time-sensitive information
Add a new AUTHORS file
Clarify that the default acceleration is UXA if KMS is available.
Add a NEWS files with release-notes for 2.7.0
Add AUTHORS and NEWS to EXTRA_DIST
Update version to 2.7.0
NEWS: Add note about broken PAT code in some kernels
RELEASING: Update instructions to reflect some minor process improvements
README: Fix typos in chipset list, and point to how_to_report_bug web page
Li Peng (1):
Turn on front buffer tiling in KMS.
Ma Ling (3):
set broadcast RGB mode for HDMI and TMDS from SDVOX output
set broadcast RGB mode for integrated HDMI output.
update manpage for BROADCAST_RGB property
Some of the most notable bugs fixed in 2.7.0
--------------------------------------------
[GM45 965GM] bad htotal causes panel startup failure
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17292
[xrandr TV] need TV output property control
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12763
[TV] "xrandr --set TV_FORMAT" gets BadMatch error
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16566
[945 tiling] Low performance due to no A17 workaround
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16835
[TV]Flicker when launching applications in the 2.4-branch
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17405
[945GM FBC] FBC causes underruns & flicker
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18651
[xv] Textured video suffers from tearing
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19635
[G45] Random hangs with UXA
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19734
[945GM] Any 3D app is slow in resolution higher than 800x600
with UXA+DRI2, due to tiling
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19738
[i915 UXA,EXA] rotation messes display with tiling on
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20265
[G45] DRI2/UXA gives solid white instead of transparency
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20321
LVDS output not detected
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20517
xf86-video-intel-2.6.3: Xv crashes X server
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20525
[G965 non-GEM] systray in KDE 4 completely broken
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20527
[SDVO-TV]the desktop is teared in four sections on the screen
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20550
Intel video driver 2.6.3 crashes with XVideo
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20563
[855GM] Xv crash with non-KMS
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20585
2.6.99.902 breaks native 1680x1050 mode on TMDS -- EDID miss
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20594
[945GM TV] 2.6.99.902 sets a too high CONTRAST-value
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20670
[915GM] fail to detect LVDS with new VBT code
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20752
[regression i965]tiled output when start X
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20803
2.6.99.902: LVDS wrongly detected as disconnected
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20826
vt switching fails and crashes X
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20863
[HDMI] The screen will flicker when some application runs on
G45-64
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20875
TexturedVideo is offsetted wrongly on dualhead
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20980
[EXA] xvideo hang X
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21027
[EXA] x11perf performance regression
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21029
And many others...
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