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Bug 44740 - Add patch to xfree 4.3.99.xxx branch for via laptop users?
Summary: Add patch to xfree 4.3.99.xxx branch for via laptop users?
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo X packagers
URL: http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?...
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Reported: 2004-03-15 03:49 UTC by Mike
Modified: 2004-11-29 05:53 UTC (History)
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Description Mike 2004-03-15 03:49:57 UTC 
Just hoping that this patch might make the xfree 4.3.99.xxx branch because xfree themselves won't add it until the 4.4.0.xxx branch (which it looks like we won't get in gentoo because of gpl probs!)

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Emerge newest xfree in portage (masked version, the ~x86 version doesn't have via drivers)
2.Set gfx driver to 'VIA' (Currently only 'VESA' works)
3.

Actual Results:  
Blank screen on 'startx' despite everything running behind it perfectly happily.

Expected Results:  
Nice shiny desktop

Please read the attached link for the original patch submission to xfree and all
other information. I am not the creator of this patch. Just a caring gentoo user
who wants to use his laptop without using the troublesome 4.4.xxx series of xfree.
Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-06-21 01:35:35 UTC 
Is this resolved in xorg-x11?
Comment 2 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-08 03:04:13 UTC 
Waiting for info
Comment 3 Mike 2004-07-08 09:55:47 UTC 
Sorry for time taken.

No, as of latest xorg (by latest i mean ~x86) the symptoms are the same. Have been using VESA for now.
Comment 4 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-08 12:30:33 UTC 
Will check into this.
Comment 5 Andrew Bevitt 2004-11-29 05:53:23 UTC 
This is fixed in >=xorg-x11-6.8.0 vanilla.