Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 19:44:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-releng@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r268423 - releng/9.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes Message-ID: <201407081944.s68JiW63054412@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Tue Jul 8 19:44:32 2014 New Revision: 268423 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/268423 Log: Add a 'Ports and Packages' section to make note of several items of importance regarding Xorg and KMS. Submitted by: wblock (original) Reviewed by: kms, wblock Approved by: re (implicit) Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: releng/9.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Modified: releng/9.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml ============================================================================== --- releng/9.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Tue Jul 8 19:15:32 2014 (r268422) +++ releng/9.3/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.xml Tue Jul 8 19:44:32 2014 (r268423) @@ -714,6 +714,82 @@ been updated to version 0.9.8za.</para> </sect2> + <sect2 xml:id="ports"> + <title>Ports and Packages</title> + + <important> + <para>Note to &os; desktop users: please read this section + carefully, especially before upgrading ports that + depend on <application>Xorg</application>.</para> + </important> + + <para>In April 2014, the &os; Ports collection switched to a + newer version of <application>Xorg</application> that supports + <acronym>KMS</acronym> (Kernel Mode Setting).</para> + + <para>Users upgrading from earlier versions of &os; 9.x or + &os; 8.x should be aware of several things regarding + <application>Xorg</application>:</para> + + <para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>When applications are built from the &os; Ports + Collection or installed from the <literal><link + xlink:href="https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html">new_xorg</link></literal>; + &man.pkg.8; repository, the newer, KMS-aware version of + <application>Xorg</application> is used.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The <acronym>KMS</acronym> version of + <application>Xorg</application> does not switch back to + text mode after leaving the X desktop environment, and + the system console will not be visible. The new + &man.vt.4; console driver supports graphic consoles and + keeps the console visible after X has exited. The + &man.vt.4; driver must be compiled into the kernel. + A <filename>VT</filename> kernel configuration example + file is included in &release.current;, but is not + compiled or enabled by default. See &man.vt.4; and the + <link + xlink:href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/VT">vt(4) wiki + page</link> for additional information.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>The older <application>Xorg</application> that does + not support <acronym>KMS</acronym> can still be + installed from the <literal>latest</literal> upstream + &man.pkg.8; repository and the packages included on the + &release.current; DVD.</para> + + <para>However, it is important to note that some newer + applications require the newer + <application>Xorg</application>, and will not work with + the old version. The newer + <application>Xorg</application> is recommended, and + should be used unless not compatible with legacy + graphics cards.</para> + + <para>To continue using the old version of + <application>Xorg</application> when building from the + &os; Ports Collection, set + <literal>WITHOUT_NEW_XORG=yes</literal> in + &man.make.conf.5;.</para> + + <para>Packages for <application>KDE4</application> are not + available in the default (<literal>latest</literal>) + &man.pkg.8; repository, however are available in the + <literal>new_xorg</literal> repository. See the <link + xlink:href="https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-announce/2014-July/001570.html">announcement + email</link> for details on how to use the + <literal>new_xorg</literal> repository.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </sect2> + <sect2 xml:id="releng"> <title>Release Engineering and Integration</title>
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