I have set up a Ubuntu package repository for development versions of Xorg components (see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XorgOnTheEdge). This can be used from a Ubuntu live CD, to safely test without modifying your normal installation.
1. Boot from a Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop CD (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download). To save fossil trees, please use a bootable USB stick instead of burning CDs. Run "usb-creator" to install the ISO image onto your USB stick, or see for instance https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick for the hard way.
2. If you use wireless networking etc, get connected to internet.
3. Download the xorg-edgers-live-test script from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XorgOnTheEdge (if you haven't already copied it to your USB stick)
4. Only for using the radeonhd driver:
Run the command
or edit the xorg-edgers-live-test script and uncomment the corresponding line in the script. If radeonhd is installed, it will be picked instead of radeon.
3. Switch to a virtual console with Ctrl-Alt-F1
4. Run
if you copied it to your USB stick, or if you just downloaded it:
5. Sit back and breath calmly, and watch while your computer loads and fires up fresh Xorg goodies.
Note that the package repository is updated more or less regularly, and things might break. That's the nature of development versions.
EDIT: updated to 9.04
1. Boot from a Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop CD (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download). To save fossil trees, please use a bootable USB stick instead of burning CDs. Run "usb-creator" to install the ISO image onto your USB stick, or see for instance https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...n/FromUSBStick for the hard way.
2. If you use wireless networking etc, get connected to internet.
3. Download the xorg-edgers-live-test script from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XorgOnTheEdge (if you haven't already copied it to your USB stick)
4. Only for using the radeonhd driver:
Run the command
Code:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd
3. Switch to a virtual console with Ctrl-Alt-F1
4. Run
Code:
sudo sh /cdrom/xorg-edgers-live-test
Code:
sudo sh ~/Desktop/xorg-edgers-live-test
Note that the package repository is updated more or less regularly, and things might break. That's the nature of development versions.
EDIT: updated to 9.04
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