geode driver no longer works on olpc-xo

Ted, could you compare between those two binaries and tell us which one broke it?

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-geode/2.11.4.1-1/+build/1201234/+files/xserver-xorg-video-geode_2.11.4.1-1_i386.deb

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-geode/2.11.4.1-2/+build/1250580/+files/xserver-xorg-video-geode_2.11.4.1-2_i386.deb

On Sep 24, 2009, at 11:37 PM, Martin-Éric Racine wrote:
> Ted, could you compare between those two binaries and tell us which
> one
> broke it?

Oh, I guess that would be a good idea... :'}

> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
> geode/2.11.4.1-1/+build/1201234/+files/xserver-xorg-video-
> geode_2.11.4.1-1_i386.deb

Works.

> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-
> geode/2.11.4.1-2/+build/1250580/+files/xserver-xorg-video-
> geode_2.11.4.1-2_i386.deb

Fails in the same way as the current version.

Ted, thanks for testing this.

There was only one change that could affect resolution detection between those two and it's easily reversed.

Ted, could you test 2.11.4.1-3~karmic1 from my PPA and confirm whether that fixes this issue or not?

On Sep 26, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Martin-Éric Racine wrote:
> Ted, could you test 2.11.4.1-3~karmic1 from my PPA and confirm whether
> that fixes this issue or not?

It does fix the issue - thanks!

Noted. Fix upcoming in 2.11.6-1 from Debian. Awaiting synchronization to Ubuntu/Karmic.

Ted, could you try one more test for us?

Install the broken 2.11.4.1-2 package again, then run:

Xorg -verbose

This would give us a more complete log that we could use to try to fix the change that broke it, rather than simply reverse it.

Thanks!

Sure, here's the log file.

This bug was fixed in the package xserver-xorg-video-geode - 2.11.6-1

---------------
xserver-xorg-video-geode (2.11.6-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    Revert "LX validate display modes" because it breaks detection of
    arbitrary non-VESA resolutions such as with the OLPC (LP: #433228).

xserver-xorg-video-geode (2.11.5-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    + Drop the following patches (merged upstream):
      0001-GX-refactor-code-that-allow-backward-compatibility-w.patch
      0002-LX-validate-display-modes.patch
    + Addition of LX display mode validation.
    + Plenty of documentation improvements.
    + Several minor fixes for GX2 support.
  * Updated the Homepage filed in debian/control.

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:16:46 +0000