[Intel-gfx] [ANNOUNCE] xf86-video-intel 2.8.0

[Brice Goglin]

Carl Worth wrote:
> We are pleased to present this major release of the xf86-video-intel
> driver. This release is very similar to the 2.7.99.902 release
> candidate but includes a couple of additional bug fixes, (for bugs
> #22760 and @22483).
>
> Compared to the 2.7 releases this driver contains several new features
> and many bug fixes. The driver now depends on X server 1.6 or later,
> and eliminates several obsolete code paths, (XAA and EXA removed in
> favor of UXA, DRI1 support eliminated). The driver certainly will work
> best with an i915 module from a recent kernel (2.6.31) and with
> kernel-modesetting (KMS, specified by loading i915 with the option
> "modeset=1").
>   

Hello Carl,

What's the expected status on i865 ?
X starts fine with or without KMS here (running 2.6.30 or 31-rc3), DRI
seems to work. But there seems to be some kind of hang as soon as I
start Compiz.

Brice