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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Re: mpx
From:       Pupino <pupinux () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-06-29 9:31:51
Message-ID: dad98e440806290231r34c81907ge2b70c991bea84e0 () mail ! gmail ! com
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2008/6/29 Peter Hutterer <peter@cs.unisa.edu.au>:

> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:20:59PM +0200, Pupino wrote:
> >    I would like to know which release of xorg has the support for mpx.
> >    I've tryed the last version available for my distro (gentoo) that is
> >    7.3 and seem that there's no mpx support, maybe it's my fault and I
> >    have to configure something?
> >    If the 7.3 version has no mpx support is it inculded in the git
> >    repositories?
> >    In other words, what is the best way to get a X server with mpx
> >    support?
>
> You need to get the git version of the xserver. Neither 7.3 nor the
> upcoming
> 7.4 will have support for mpx. 7.5 may have it, depening on how we go in
> the
> next few months I guess.
>
> As Corbin said, you can use the git version, but then you must recompile
> all
> drivers, which will naturally cause issues with the binary graphics
> drivers.
>
> Cheers,
>   Peter
>
Thanks to both, I'm trying now with the overlay. For the driver issue I was
already been warned when upgrading from 7.2 to 7.3 so i think I can manage
that.
Thanks again!
Davide

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2008/6/29 Peter Hutterer &lt;<a \
href="mailto:peter@cs.unisa.edu.au">peter@cs.unisa.edu.au</a>&gt;:<br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid \
rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div \
class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:20:59PM +0200, Pupino wrote:<br> &gt; \
&nbsp; &nbsp;I would like to know which release of xorg has the support for mpx.<br> \
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;I&#39;ve tryed the last version available for my distro (gentoo) \
that is<br> &gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;7.3 and seem that there&#39;s no mpx support, maybe \
it&#39;s my fault and I<br> &gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;have to configure something?<br>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;If the 7.3 version has no mpx support is it inculded in the git<br>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;repositories?<br>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;In other words, what is the best way to get a X server with mpx<br>
&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;support?<br>
<br>
</div>You need to get the git version of the xserver. Neither 7.3 nor the \
upcoming<br> 7.4 will have support for mpx. 7.5 may have it, depening on how we go in \
the<br> next few months I guess.<br>
<br>
As Corbin said, you can use the git version, but then you must recompile all<br>
drivers, which will naturally cause issues with the binary graphics drivers.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888"> &nbsp;Peter<br>
</font></blockquote></div>Thanks to both, I&#39;m trying now with the overlay. For \
the driver issue I was already been warned when upgrading from 7.2 to 7.3 so i think \
I can manage that.<br>Thanks again!<br>Davide<br>



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