X for i810 video is still not working with xorg-x11-6.7.99.902-6

[Jim Cornette]

Mike A. Harris wrote:
> Jim Cornette wrote:
> 
>> Since X is down for those with the 810 or 815 version of video cards, 
>> I have been copying the driver from the earlier X version that is on 
>> the FC3T1 CD to the below.
>>
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i815_drv.o
>>
>> When X is installed and is does not come up, I then replace the
>>
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o
>>
>> file with the working driver, in order to get my X up and running.
>>
>> Anyway, on the newer installations, the older i810_dvr.o driver is 
>> replaced with the latest version. I therefore test out the newest 
>> driver and find that it failed.
>>
>> This is interesting to me, except the below bug is said to be checked 
>> into CVS.
>>
>> https://freedesktop.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1084 (and 1086)
>>
>> How soon will this fix take to get incorporated into the next release 
>> of X?
> 
> 
> I am updating the xorg-x11 rpms to new source code base, every time CVS 
> gets a new tag, which in this case means, every new release candidate. 
> Any patch that goes into X.Org CVS, will make it into rawhide after 
> X.Org CVS gets tagged, and our main tarball gets updated to the new 
> release and built in rawhide.  Expect to see new rpms within 2 days of a 
> new CVS tag barring problems or other priorities that arise.
> 
> HTH
> 
> 

This sounds reasonable. Thanks for the approximate timeframe from CVS 
checkin to available in rawhide.

BTW - the --target i686 worked flawlessly in generating the rpms for the 
902-4 build. The seperation work for different archs must be heading 
down the right path.

Jim