X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: r1607 - trunk/debian

Author: branden Date: 2004-07-09 00:10:18 -0500 (Fri, 09 Jul 2004) New Revision: 1607 Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS trunk/debian/changelog Log: Credit myself for changes where I forgot to add this notation (including the changelog entry for 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5). Whoops. Modified: trunk/deb

X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: r1608 - in trunk/debian: . local

Author: branden Date: 2004-07-09 00:12:05 -0500 (Fri, 09 Jul 2004) New Revision: 1608 Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS trunk/debian/local/FAQ.xhtml Log: (cosmetic) Add some markup. Modified: trunk/debian/CHANGESETS === --- tr

Bug#257023: xlibs: xkbd-data not installed by default, should not be part of a dummy/meta package

On 2004-07-09 Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 04:36:48PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > Package: xlibs > > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 > > Severity: important > > > > Hello, > > I've just made a fresh sarge installation (without tasksel) and ended up > > withou

Processed: Re: Bug#258349: metacity: Changing workspaces with keys still requires a mouse click.

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 258349 xlibs Bug#258349: metacity: Changing workspaces with keys still requires a mouse click. Bug reassigned from package `metacity' to `xlibs'. > severity 258349 serious Bug#258349: metacity: Changing workspaces with keys still requires a m

Re: status of 2.6.7 ?

On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 06:44:45PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > [I am not subscribed to debian-kernel.] > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 09:06:39PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 04:57:12PM +, Andreas Metzler wrote: > > > * XFree starts treating /dev/psaux and /dev/input/

Processed: Re: Bug#258349: metacity: Changing workspaces with keys still requires a mouse click.

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > close 258349 Bug#258349: metacity: Changing workspaces with keys still requires a mouse click. 'close' is deprecated; see http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Developer#closing. Bug closed, send any further explanations to Nathan Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > mer

Bug#254923: xserver-xfree86: [keyboard] alt key not working when starting from display manager

On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 04:19:43PM +0200, JOSE MIGUEL MARTINEZ wrote: > I have already fixed it setting up correctly kde keyboard preferences > (105keys keyboard) and XFree Config. I think after a lot of testing > some clients were changing keyboard (kde control panel) in my sessions > and I am

Processed: RUUUUAHHHRRR! HATE THE BTS! STUPID BTS!

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > unmerge 246782 Bug#246782: xserver-xfree86: [core server] fix domain-based PCI detection Bug#225526: xserver-xfree86: [core server] domain-based PCI probing doesn't work on UltraSPARCs running Linux 2.6 Disconnected #246782 from all other report(s). >

Bug#254563: xsm: does not see any clients

On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:19:30PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Can you please provide some more information about this problem? > > 1) Can you determine at least a ballpark figure of when this functionality >broke? The XSF hasn't been messing with session management, so my best >gues

keyboard not working under X,mouse works

Hi all I am using a Debian system(2.4.20 kernel),P4 1.8 GHz 256 MB RAM/40 GB HDD and standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse. My machine is shared by several users though I retain the root access. Normally I don't shut down my machine.I just log off. Today when I tried logging in,the screen was blan

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 11:54:36PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Clearly there is some minimal filtering. We are not patch-o-matic robots. > > > And we take responsabilities for the changes we introduce. Personally if i > > > don't feel to comfortable in applying a patch, i rather prefer to che

Processing of xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.changes

xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.changes uploaded successfully to localhost along with the files: lbxproxy_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libdps1_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libdps1-dbg_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libdps-dev_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libice6_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libice6-

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 07:27:20AM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote: > Quoting Branden Robinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ grep xhackers /etc/group > > xhackers:!:2000:branden,ishikawa,fabbione,jch,www-data,fenton,mdz,daenzer,mjg59,wt,rmh,dnusinow,bubulle,tretkowski > > > > (ww

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 07:51:32PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 07:40:32PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > While it is true that only a fraction of these people actively use their > > commit access, it is also true that only one of the approximately 15 people > > who've e

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 11:48:24AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 01:20:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 11:44:26PM +0200, Jonas Meurer wrote: > > > On 30/06/2004 Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > > Are you comfortable with an Uploaders: field for

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 07:51:36PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 07:43:26PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 01:35:30PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > > > Yes, I indicated my extreme discomfort with the current XSF order. The > > > current XSF order, h

Bug#256863: This bug can probably be closed

Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > I wonder if this would be explained by the following changelog entry: > > xfree86 (4.2.1-12) unstable; urgency=high > [...] > * patch #097: new; add Bartosz Zapalowski's patch for supporting wheel mice > with large numbers of buttons; the

xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.changes ACCEPTED

Accepted: lbxproxy_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb to pool/main/x/xfree86/lbxproxy_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libdps-dev_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb to pool/main/x/xfree86/libdps-dev_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb libdps1-dbg_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_powerpc.deb to pool/main/x/xfree86/libdps1-dbg_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6

Bug#257062: Please include the new intel driver

On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 18:48 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 10:17:40PM +0100, Pedro Corte-Real wrote: > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Keith Whitwell created a new driver for the intel graphics cards from > > the i830

Bug#256356: xserver-xfree86: X freezes the computer with 2.6.7 kernel

> retitle 256356 xserver-xfree86: [ati/radeon] X server freezes computer > with 2.6.7 kernel, but not 2.6.6 on Radeon Mobility M6 LY rev 0 tag > 256356 + moreinfo thanks > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 03:16:30PM +0200, Samuel Mimram wrote: > > I have no problems running X under the 2.6.6 kernel (buil

Bug#256855: No option for Radeon cards

On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 18:35 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 06:14:15PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 00:52 +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > > > > > > If 'ati' doesn't work, then 'radeon' has no business working. > > > > That's the theory, but the ati w

Bug#258396: xlibmesa-gl-dev: Installation fails with unable to create `./usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.a': No such file or directory

Package: xlibmesa-gl-dev Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 Severity: important Installation of all versions xlibmesa-gl-dev_4.3.0.dfsg.1-(4|5|6) fails with the following error message: dpkg -i xlibmesa-gl-dev_4.3.0.dfsg.1-6_i386.deb (Reading database ... 136313 files and directories currently installed.) U

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 04:08 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 01, 2004 at 11:54:36PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > Clearly there is some minimal filtering. We are not patch-o-matic > > > > robots. > > > > And we take responsabilities for the changes we introduce. Personally > > >

Bug#258399: xlibs: dvorak keyboard layout is missing right alt key

Package: xlibs Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-4 Severity: minor Greetings, On switching from a normal US layout to the dvorak layout in GNOME (on a PC), I've lost the use of the right alt key... Thanks, -Adam P. GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best so

Bug#253660: PCI information

Hi Branden, I've attached the output of "lspci -vvv" here. I don't think there's anything particularly weird about this machine, but I'll let you decide for yourself. BTW: The backplane it is mounted in is ISA-only, and there are no additional ISA or PC104 cards installed. I'll try the other s

Bug#256855: No option for Radeon cards

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 04:29, Michel Dänzer wrote: > We'd have to see server logs to be sure, but I can't think of another > reason why 'radeon' would work but not 'ati'. /var/log/XFree86.0.log* ? Should I delete these and generate a new log, or can you find the data from a week ago? David

Bug#256855: No option for Radeon cards

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 07:03 -0700, David Meggy wrote: > On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 04:29, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > We'd have to see server logs to be sure, but I can't think of another > > reason why 'radeon' would work but not 'ati'. > > /var/log/XFree86.0.log* ? > > Should I delete these and gener

Bug#256855: No option for Radeon cards

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 07:14, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Ideally, please provide one log of a failure with 'ati' and another of a > successful startup with 'radeon'. Now I feel dumb. I can't get it to fail anymore. Something must have changed between the sarge of now, and the sarge of the debian inst

Bug#253660: Test results

Hi Branden, I just tried what you suggested... but I think that recent software updates to both Neverball and X have changed things. We're now at: neverball 1.3.1-1 xserver-xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5 X no longer segfaults. Instead, when I try to launch Neverball, X exits with this error... /usr/

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 04:19:55AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > 2) his quasi-hijack of the xfree86 package by uploading an NMU in violation >of the NMU policy, without prior warning or consultation with anyone >else[1], and without satisfying the published criteria for the package >

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 04:33:16AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 07:51:32PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 07:40:32PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > While it is true that only a fraction of these people actively use their > > > commit access,

Re: Future of X packages in Debian

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 04:47:21AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 11:48:24AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 01:20:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > The above *does* apply even if a given upstream package changes its > > > upstream source. W

Time to take a decision [Re: Future of X packages in Debian]

Ok the discussion is going nowhere useful now. Daniel, you have expressed your points on the Future of X. Thanks, it was very detailed and appreciated. Branden, I would like to hear your point of view too. You are also a user of your own packages. I plan to post mine as soon as i can take 5 min

Processed: Re: Bug#253088: VT text display gets mangled with Radeon 9200 dualhead setup

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > retitle 253088 xserver-xfree86: [ati/radeon] VT switching corrupts text > consoles on Radeon RV280 [Radeon 9200] rev 1 Bug#253088: VT text display gets mangled with Radeon 9200 dualhead setup Changed Bug title. > thanks Stopping processing here. Plea

Processed: retitle 254565 to xserver-xfree86: [savage] two cursors display when using an ARGB cursor theme on LCD with VT8636A TwisterK

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.7.95.1 > retitle 254565 xserver-xfree86: [savage] two cursors display when using an > ARGB cursor theme on LCD with VT8636A TwisterK Bug#254565: xserver-xfree86: [savage] two cursors displa

Bug#253088: VT text display gets mangled with Radeon 9200 dualhead setup

retitle 253088 xserver-xfree86: [ati/radeon] VT switching corrupts text consoles on Radeon RV280 [Radeon 9200] rev 1 thanks On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 10:54:50AM +0300, Heikki Kantola wrote: > According to Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > So the problem is that VTs are corrupt, but only whi

Processed: Re: Bug#255224: xlibs-data: Patch for bug of ct_encoding sequence in zh_CN.gbk locale

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > tag 255224 - moreinfo Bug#255224: xlibs-data: GBK <-> COMPOUND_TEXT encoding broken Tags were: moreinfo upstream patch Tags removed: moreinfo > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system admi

Processed: retitle 256360 to xfree86: Updated Turkish po-debconf translation [INTL:tr]

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.7.95.1 > retitle 256360 xfree86: Updated Turkish po-debconf translation [INTL:tr] Bug#256360: [INTL:tr] Updated Turkish po-debconf translation Changed Bug title. > End of message, stopping

Processed: Re: Bug#256706: patch for Win-Tab bug

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > retitle 256706 xlibs: Win+Tab switching broken in many window managers Bug#256706: Win-Tab switching broken in dfsg.1-5 Changed Bug title. > # this bug is not fixed ustream, applicable to experimental, nor does it > # have a usable patch > tag 256706 =

Bug#255453: Back-slash and vertical-bar keys broken under X

--- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is how the keyboard is configured under X, > > but those two keys remain incorrecly handled: > > > > # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > > > XKB rule: xfree86 > > Keyboard model: pc104 > > Keyboard layout: br > > Keyboard varia

Bug#255282: xserver-xfree86: [libGLcore.a] Skipping -- No symbols found

On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:22:18PM -0700, Mike Mestnik wrote: > There are several problems... > 1. I'm not getting "dri enabeled" or "dri disabled". If there's no DRI support in the first place, it can't be disabled due to problems. > 2. These missing symbols. These are harmless messages and thi

Bug#256706: patch for Win-Tab bug

retitle 256706 xlibs: Win+Tab switching broken in many window managers # this bug is not fixed ustream, applicable to experimental, nor does it # have a usable patch tag 256706 = upstream help thanks On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 07:37:04PM -0400, Nathaniel W. Turner wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSA

Bug#255224: xlibs-data: Patch for bug of ct_encoding sequence in zh_CN.gbk locale

tag 255224 - moreinfo thanks On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 05:13:07AM +0800, SU Yong wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 02:25:08PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Thanks! I have reviewed the patch, and while compound text encoding is a > > bit beyond me, I do appreciate the heads-up. :) > Thanks to

Bug#256718: marked as done (x-window-system package forces xserver-xfree86)

> x-window-system should be stopping you from installing vncserver; if you > want the latter, install it. Sorry, "should" should be "shouldn't" above. -- G. Branden Robinson| You could wire up a dead rat to a Debian GNU/Linux | DIMM socket and the PC BIO

Processed: Re: Bug#256468: xterm: utmp handling is broken for high pts

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 256468 kernel Bug#256468: xterm: utmp handling is broken for high pts Bug reassigned from package `xterm' to `kernel'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (adm

Processed: retitle 257073 to xterm: manpage mixes up middle and left mouse button in CHARACTER CLASSES section

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.7.95.1 > retitle 257073 xterm: manpage mixes up middle and left mouse button in > CHARACTER CLASSES section Bug#257073: xterm manpage mixes up middle and left mouse button in CHARACTER CLA

Processed: reassign 229426 to icewm

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.7.95.1 > # hmmm, neglected to actually reassign this > reassign 229426 icewm Bug#229426: Windows key buggy Bug reassigned from package `xlibs-data' to `icewm'. > End of message, stopping p

Processed: retitle 257062 to xserver-xfree86: please backport new Intel i910 driver

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version 2.7.95.1 > retitle 257062 xserver-xfree86: please backport new Intel i910 driver Bug#257062: Please include the new intel driver Changed Bug title. > End of message, stopping processing here.

Bug#256468: xterm: utmp handling is broken for high pts

reassign 256468 kernel thanks On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 07:40:39PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 06:16:29PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Is it your opinion that this is a bug in the Linux kernel, then? > > neither - I did read that this behavior is changed in the next

Bug#256086: Bold characters and font change with VT100*boldMode off

retitle 256068 xterm: colorBDMode state can get lost when boldMode on, a boldFont resolves to the same font as its non-bold counterpart, and the font is changed tag 256086 - moreinfo thanks On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 07:33:21PM -0500, dircha wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > >Uh, can you (or Thoma

Bug#253660: Test results

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 12:31 -0400, Graham Knap wrote: > > /usr/games/neverball: relocation error: /usr/games/neverball: undefined > symbol: glMultiTexCoord2f This is a bug in neverball, it violates the OpenGL ABI. It must use either glXGetProcAddress("glMultiTexCoord2f") (if GL 1.3 is available)

Bug#255282: xserver-xfree86: [libGLcore.a] Skipping -- No symbols found

--- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:22:18PM -0700, Mike Mestnik wrote: > > There are several problems... > > 1. I'm not getting "dri enabeled" or "dri disabled". > > If there's no DRI support in the first place, it can't be disabled due > to > problems. >

Bug#256442: [ATTACHED] iBook G4 British keymap

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 03:20 +0100, Sam Halliday wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > I don't see many differences between this and the current > > /etc/X11/xkb/symbols/macintosh/gb file, which I fixed up in xlibs > > 4.3.0.dfsg.1-5: > > this is what is different: > > // let the marked "alt" be A

Bug#255282: xserver-xfree86: [libGLcore.a] Skipping -- No symbols found

On Fri, 2004-07-09 at 15:34 -0700, Mike Mestnik wrote: > --- Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:22:18PM -0700, Mike Mestnik wrote: > > > There are several problems... > > > 1. I'm not getting "dri enabeled" or "dri disabled". > > > > If there's no DRI suppor

Bug#254288: xserver-xfree86: [ati] Drops blue bit at depth 24-bit

>There's more than one bit of blue at depth 24; there are 8 bits of blue >(and 8 bits of green, and 8 bits of red). > >Do you mean that the entire blue channel is missing at depth 24? Yes, that's correct. The entire blue channel is missing. > >> Colours very messed up at 16-bit. > >Can you elabo