[pkg-nvidia-devel] Bug#586502: Autoconfiguring third-party Xorg drivers

[Andreas Beckmann]

tags 586502 - patch
clone 586502 -1
retitle -1 Please reenable PCI_TXT_IDS_DIR for third-party drivers
submitter -1 !
severity -1 wishlist
reassign -1 xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.7-4
thanks

Dear Debian X Strike Force,

please reenable the PCI_TXT_IDS_DIR feature of Xorg. Even if it is not
used by Xorg itself, it would simplify automatic configuration of third
party drivers (the non-free nvidia driver in this case). Xorg does not
(and needs not to) know details about the existence of these drivers as
long as finding a matching PCI ID redirects it to the correct driver,
Currently an xorg.conf has to be created by the user because
autoconfiguration does not use the proprietary driver.

Or is there another solution to plug some driver into Xorg without
creating an xorg.conf?


Thanks.


Andreas