[OpenIndiana-discuss] [oi-dev] Update on XNV and JDS consolidation migrations

[Carsten Grzemba]

On 09.02.16 15:10, Aurélien Larcher  <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Hi Carsten,
> Thank you for the offer ! I could certainly use some help with testing but
> also adding truetype fonts to oi-userland:
> 
> - dejavu-fonts-ttf
> - google-droid-fonts
> - liberation-fonts-ttf
> - ttf-bitstream-vera
> - other popular fonts like cantarell ?
> 
> and some of the legacy fonts, while I am working on the xserver.
> Also there are a few x-S12 modules left to migrate: appres, editres,
> listres, viewres and intel-gpu-tools.
> 
> If I am not mistaken, your chipset like other 900 series is only supported
> from Nvidia driver version 355.11 while we ship 340.93:
> 
> http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/98375
> 
> have you tried installing it manually ?
> 
Yes, it seems to be that the problem is the /dev/nvidia or the BIOS calls for load the firmware (gfxprivate?).
Solaris 11.3 does not work also on this platform. Perhaps the intel-gpu-tools can help here.
 
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Aurelien
> 
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Carsten Grzemba <grzemba at contac-dt.de>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Aurelien,
> >
> > I use an laptop with Geforce 920M where the X-server is only ugly working
> > with vesa, so I am also interested in the new versions.
> > Even if I just to attempt to bring the openCSW IPS repo forward, let me
> > know if I can help you.
> >
> > Carsten
> >
> > On 09.02.16 13:01, Aurélien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Alan,
> > > thank you for helping me navigate through these remaining modules, very
> > > much appreciated.
> > > Based on your input and some more work in the mean time, I am very happy
> > to
> > > have only a few modules left:
> > >
> > >
> > > > ./appres, ./editres, ./listres, ./viewres
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > ./intel-gpu-tools
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > ./libepoxy (some fixes needed)
> > > >> ./libxkbcommon (some fixes needed)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > And the fonts packages.
> > >
> > > I am already testing the new X libraries with xserver 1.14.7 and so far
> > so
> > > good, the easy part is done.
> > > The final touch is now to update the xorg-server component to 1.17.2 and
> > of
> > > course cherry on the cake would be to have a working Intel driver.
> > >
> > > Thank you again.
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Aurelien
> > >
> > >
> > >
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