[Pkg-fglrx-devel] r1026 - fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian

[Andreas Beckmann]

Author: anbe-guest
Date: 2012-08-06 15:06:21 +0000 (Mon, 06 Aug 2012)
New Revision: 1026

Modified:
   fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/changelog
   fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/fglrx-driver.NEWS
   fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/libfglrx.templates
Log:
mention the availability of fglrx-legacy-driver

Modified: fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/changelog	2012-08-06 13:22:24 UTC (rev 1025)
+++ fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/changelog	2012-08-06 15:06:21 UTC (rev 1026)
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
   * Upload to experimental.
   * Temporarily mark templates as untranslatable and drop translations.
+  * Mention the availability of fglrx-legacy-driver (most probably via
+    wheezy-backports).
 
  -- Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de>  Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:44:03 +0200
 

Modified: fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/fglrx-driver.NEWS
===================================================================
--- fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/fglrx-driver.NEWS	2012-08-06 13:22:24 UTC (rev 1025)
+++ fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/fglrx-driver.NEWS	2012-08-06 15:06:21 UTC (rev 1026)
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 fglrx-driver (1:12-6-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
-  Starting with the Catalyst 12.6 release, support for R6XX/R7XX based GPUs
-  has been dropped by AMD/ATI.  This includes any RadeonHD older than 5xxx,
+  Starting with the Catalyst 12.6 release, AMD/ATI has moved the support for
+  R6XX/R7XX based GPUs to a legacy driver.
+  This includes any RadeonHD older than 5xxx,
   e.g.  RadeonHD 2000
         RadeonHD 3000
         RadeonHD 4000
-  Please switch to the free radeon driver (xserver-xorg-video-radeon).
+  These graphics adapters are only supported by the fglrx-legacy-driver
+  (which will be available via wheezy-backports), or
+  the free Radeon driver (xserver-xorg-video-radeon).
 
  -- Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de>  Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:39:13 +0200

Modified: fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/libfglrx.templates
===================================================================
--- fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/libfglrx.templates	2012-08-06 13:22:24 UTC (rev 1025)
+++ fglrx-driver/branches/experimental/debian/libfglrx.templates	2012-08-06 15:06:21 UTC (rev 1026)
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Type: boolean
 Default: true
 Description: for internal use
- Can be preseeded.  If set to false, disables the check for no longer
- supported GPUs based on R6XX/R7XX.
+ Can be preseeded.  If set to false, disables the check for
+ legacy GPUs based on R6XX/R7XX.
 
 Template: fglrx-driver/install-even-if-unsupported-gpu-exists
 Type: boolean
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
  .
  ${unsupported-device}
  .
- The above card requires the free Radeon driver in the package
- xserver-xorg-video-radeon. Before the Radeon driver can be used you must
- remove fglrx configuration from xorg.conf (and xorg.conf.d/) and purge
- (not just remove) the fglrx-driver package.
+ The above card requires either the non-free legacy driver from AMD in the
+ package fglrx-legacy-driver (which will be provided via wheezy-backports)
+ or the free Radeon driver in the package xserver-xorg-video-radeon.
+ Before the Radeon driver can be used you must
+ remove fglrx configuration from xorg.conf (and xorg.conf.d/).
  .
  You may wish to keep fglrx (for instance to drive some other card), but
  the above card won't be usable.