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Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com)Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com)Posted Feb 14, 2007 6:59 UTC (Wed) by arjan (subscriber, #36785)In reply to: Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com) by mbottrell Parent article: Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com)
(disclaimer: I work for Intel)
the 965 graphics drivers got released before the hardware was commercially available.... I don't understand your suggestion that they were not...
(It may be that not all distros picked them up, but to a large degree that is a problem of the distros; Intel can only do so much there, we make the driver, we ask them to include it and even offer help with that. Beyond that it's out of our control)
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Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com) Posted Feb 14, 2007 16:08 UTC (Wed) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link] The parent wasn't suggesting the drivers weren't released, but that they weren't available to users.
Kernel drivers, by comparison, are often compilable against the current kernel in a system without _too_ much hassle. Worst case it's pretty workable to just update to whatever kernel is necessary.
The steps to deploy a new version of X.org in a running system are often not known, not documented, and not achievable by normal users. Despite the goal of maintaining a stable interface bewteen drivers and X.org core, I don't seem to find any simple instructions on deploying a new driver against whatever X.org core I have installed. Is this realistically possible?
Even then I think you lose because you really have to deploy a new Mesa and new dri (and new drm) for the new card.
Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com) Posted Feb 14, 2007 16:08 UTC (Wed) by k8to (subscriber, #15413) [Link] Oh and yes, expecting Intel to fix all this is a bit much. I agree.
Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com) Posted Feb 14, 2007 16:35 UTC (Wed) by tzafrir (subscriber, #11501) [Link] Just a random thought:
replace the "Linux drivers" link with a link to a recent live CD (that contains only free drivers) that supports that hardware well.
If such a reference distribution supports the hardware, other users will be able to replicate the settings.
(As I said: just a random thought)
Ubuntu says no to non-free video drivers for Feisty (Linux.com) Posted Feb 14, 2007 17:20 UTC (Wed) by arjan (subscriber, #36785) [Link] I think it's fair to expect your distro to do this for you.. this is what support/maintenance is about to some degree...
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