[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#610022: Bug#610022: fglrx-glx fails to install in parallel with nvidia-glx

[Patrick Matthäi]

Am 16.01.2011 14:49, schrieb Ronny Standtke:
> reopen 610022
> 
>> Sorry, not possible
> 
> This is not true, it is definitely possible. Several parties have already 
> developed solutions for this problem, see the following both messages of the 
> discussion on the Debian Live mailinglist mentioned in the initial bug report:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2011/01/msg00065.html
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2011/01/msg00066.html
> 
>> So by installing fglrx it is also not possible to use
>> another 3d accelerated gpu driver anymore.
> 
> It is, you just need to use update-alternative.

The xorg/mesa team has to play with us then. I also don't think, that
using the alternative system is the right way, because:

1) building against the fglrx libgl implementation is a bad idea
2) users may get strange problems/crashes, if they install different
drivers (fglrx+free-drivers / nvidia+fglrx / nvidia+free drivers etc).
3) It is no alternative, it is a diversion, because it is needed!
4) for fglrx it would just be a little step for live booting, fglrx
still needs a xorg.conf with some options (like defaultdepth)

I understand your position and it is a good idea to add fglrx to live
cds, but I don't see any good solution (without ugly workarounds) to
implement it, yet.

Maybe it would be better to install the {fglrx,nvidia}-glx package on
probing?

I am CCing the xstrike force, maybe they have got some 50 cent to this
topic :)

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