Bug#603455 Signed-off-by: Julien Cristau <jcris...@debian.org> Cc: debian-x@lists.debian.org --- en/issues.dbk | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ en/whats-new.dbk | 22 +++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk index 7c11462..51898b5 100644 --- a/en/issues.dbk +++ b/en/issues.dbk @@ -617,4 +617,95 @@ Notes</ulink>. </para> </section> +<section id="graphics"> + <title>Graphics stack changes</title> + <para> + There have been a number of changes to the X stack in Debian &release;. + This section lists the most important and user-visible. + </para> + + <section> + <title>Obsolete Xorg drivers</title> + <para> + The <literal>cyrix</literal>, <literal>imstt</literal>, + <literal>sunbw2</literal> and <literal>vga</literal> Xorg video drivers + are no longer provided. Users should switch to a generic such as + <literal>vesa</literal> or <literal>fbdev</literal> instead. + </para> + <para> + The old <literal>via</literal> driver was no longer maintained, and has + been replaced by the <literal>openchrome</literal> driver, which will be + used automatically after the upgrade. + </para> + <para> + The <literal>nv</literal> and <literal>radeonhd</literal> drivers are + still present in this release, but are deprecated. Users should + consider the <literal>nouveau</literal> and <literal>radeon</literal> + drivers instead, respectively. + </para> + <para> + The <literal>calcomp</literal>, <literal>citron</literal>, + <literal>digitaledge</literal>, <literal>dmc</literal>, + <literal>dynapro</literal>, <literal>elo2300</literal>, + <literal>fpit</literal>, <literal>hyperpen</literal>, + <literal>jamstudio</literal>, <literal>magellan</literal>, + <literal>microtouch</literal>, <literal>mutouch</literal>, + <literal>palmax</literal>, <literal>spaceorb</literal>, + <literal>summa</literal>, <literal>tek4957</literal> and + <literal>ur98</literal> X input drivers have been discontinued and are + not included in this release. Users of these devices might want to + switch to a suitable kernel driver and the evdev X driver. For many + serial devices, the <command>inputattach</command> utility allows + attaching them to a Linux input device which can be recognized by the + <literal>evdev</literal> X driver. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Kernel mode setting</title> + <para> + Kernel drivers for Intel (starting from i830), ATI/AMD (from the + original Radeon to the Radeon HD 5xxx <quote>Evergreen</quote> series) + and for NVIDIA graphics chipsets now support native mode setting. + </para> + <para arch="i386;amd64"> + Support for old-style userspace mode setting is discontinued in the + <literal>intel</literal> X driver, which requires a recent kernel. + Users of custom kernels should make sure that their configuration + includes <literal>CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y</literal>. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Input device hotplug</title> + <para> + The Xorg X server included in Debian &release; provides improved support + for hotplugging of input devices (mice, keyboards, tablets, …). The old + <systemitem role="package">xserver-xorg-input-kbd</systemitem> and + <systemitem role="package">xserver-xorg-input-mouse</systemitem> + packages are replaced by <systemitem + role="package">xserver-xorg-input-evdev</systemitem>, which requires a + kernel with the <literal>CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV</literal> option enabled. + Additionally, some of the keycodes produced by this driver differ from + those traditionally associated with the same keys. Users of programs + like <command>xmodmap</command> and <command>xbindkeys</command> will + need to adjust their configurations for the new keycodes. + </para> + </section> + + <section> + <title>X server <quote>zapping</quote></title> + <para> + Traditionally, the + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Backspace</keycap></keycombo> + combination would kill the X server. This combination is no longer + active by default, but can be re-enabled by reconfiguring the + <systemitem role="package">keyboard-configuration</systemitem> package + (system-wide), or using your desktop environment's keyboard preferences + application. + </para> + </section> + +</section> + </chapter> diff --git a/en/whats-new.dbk b/en/whats-new.dbk index 52227db..cedb274 100644 --- a/en/whats-new.dbk +++ b/en/whats-new.dbk @@ -447,6 +447,28 @@ configuration file. </section> +<section id="kms"> + <title>Kernel mode setting</title> + <para> + Graphics mode setting code for the most common desktop chipsets (from + Intel, ATI/AMD and NVIDIA) has moved from the respective Xorg drivers to + the Linux kernel. This provides a number of advantages, such as: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>More reliable suspend and resume</para></listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Ability to use graphics devices without X</para> + </listitem> + <listitem><para>Faster VT switch</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Native mode text console</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> + More details are in <xref linkend="graphics"/> and in <ulink + url="&url-wiki;KernelModesetting">the Debian wiki</ulink>. + </para> +</section> + <section id="new-ldap"> <title><acronym>LDAP</acronym> support</title> <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm> -- 1.7.2.3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1294859983-31001-1-git-send-email-jcris...@debian.org
