how does phoronix install xorg from git on ubuntu

[paul]

Michael, could you please explain how you install the various xorg versions on your same ubuntu install. Please see my post here http://phoronix.com/...

[paul]

how does phoronix install xorg from git on ubuntu

I've also tried using jhbuild as detailed at xorg and building it in my home directory....

[paul]

I'm looking for advice on how to install xorg from freedesktop git on my ubuntu 13.04.

I've read lots of benchmark articles here about...

[paul]

Unfortunately, R500 support is not complete in all aspects. While I can run compiz and watch movies at the same time on radeon, I still have googleearth...

[paul]

Same card on ubuntu hardy using xorg-pushers repo for git versions. No such problem here.

There was a recent change to radeon to set GARTSize...

[paul]

Did you try this in xorg.conf:

Option "GARTSize" "32"...

[paul]

I'm running hardy with tormod's xorg-pushers packages, using the radeon driver. To get suspend and hibernate to work, I specified these 3 quirks:...

[paul]

You ought to consider running hardy with the xorg-pushers packages and follow the install howto thread here http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread...

[paul]

I also had a diversion that stuck around from the old fglrx, so the new libs weren't being read. Try doing "dpkg-divert --list" in a terminal...

[paul]

I got brave enough to install this on hardy and it's working pretty good so far. Only problems are google earth with compiz running freezes everything,...

[paul]

I also just got reminded about adding this into your xorg.conf:

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput"...

[paul]

I'm running tormod xorg pushers repo too and noticed some of the packages had not automatically installed. I recommend you go open a web browser to the...

[paul]

i will stick with radeon 6.9.0 on my mobility 1600...its much better then this

I thought 6.9.0 did not support compiz? Do you have compiz...

[paul]

Thanks for the packages. I tried this on a fresh install of kubuntu hardy.1. The xorg pushers script kicked out a bunch of packages, and didn't install...

[paul]

I'm seeing some improvement too. My mobility X1400 seems a bit quicker scrolling in firefox with 8.7 versus 8.6.

But on the negative side,...