Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 19:34:56 +0100 From: Jan Beich <jbeich@vfemail.net> To: =?utf-8?Q?Jean-S=C3=A9bastien_P=C3=A9dron?= <dumbbell@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.org, hselasky@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Call for testers] Update to xorg-server 1.14 Message-ID: <lhmo-8tv3-wny@vfemail.net> In-Reply-To: <547E4B03.2090508@FreeBSD.org> (=?utf-8?Q?=22Jean-S=C3=A9bast?= =?utf-8?Q?ien_P=C3=A9dron=22's?= message of "Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:28:03 %2B0100") References: <547E4B03.2090508@FreeBSD.org>
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Jean-S=C3=A9bastien P=C3=A9dron <dumbbell@FreeBSD.org> writes: > An update to xorg-server is almost ready. We would like people to test > it and report if there's something wrong with it. > > The announcement and instructions are on our blog: > http://blogs.freebsdish.org/graphics/2014/11/19/xserver-1-14-update-ready/ [...] > With xserver 1.14, the devd backend is mature: it will replace HAL as > the default backend. DEVD doesn't seem to support devices provided by multimedia/webcamd. For one, xf86-input-wacom uses HAL to simplify configuration of multi-interface tablets: more than one /dev/input/eventN that may change order during reboot or replug. At least ports/183478 implementation could be extended with etc/devd/*.conf if there're out-of-tree kernel or cuse(3) drivers. ------------------------------------------------- VFEmail.net - http://www.vfemail.net ONLY AT VFEmail! - Use our Metadata Mitigator to keep your email out of the NSA's hands! $24.95 ONETIME Lifetime accounts with Privacy Features! 15GB disk! No bandwidth quotas! Commercial and Bulk Mail Options!
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