Mir

xmir/mir should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-video-<driver> (intel|nouveau|radeon) that works with it.

Bug #1218932 reported by Chris Gagnon
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Mir
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Unity System Compositor
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

description:
unity-system-compositor should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-video-<driver> (intel|nouveau|radeon) that works with it.

steps:
1. install saucy from a few days ago
2. apt-get install unity-system-compositor
3. reboot

expected results:
Xmir is running after reboot

actual results:
X crashes, must install latest xserver-xorg-video-<driver> to get X to work again.

Revision history for this message
Chris Gagnon (chris.gagnon) wrote :

<tvoss> ChrisGagnon, I do mostly agree, but I think the dependency chain should be usc -> xserver-xorg-xmir -> xserver-xorg-video-*

description: updated
description: updated
Changed in unity-system-compositor:
status: New → Confirmed
assignee: nobody → Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)
Revision history for this message
Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) wrote :

As Thomas pointed out, u-s-c shouldn't depend on drivers, it should be xmir or just mir.

summary: - unity-system-compositor should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-
- video-<driver> (intel|nouveau|radeon) that works with it.
+ xmir should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-video-<driver>
+ (intel|nouveau|radeon) that works with it.
summary: - xmir should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-video-<driver>
+ xmir/mir should depend on >= version of xserver-xorg-video-<driver>
(intel|nouveau|radeon) that works with it.
Changed in xmir:
status: New → Triaged
Changed in unity-system-compositor:
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in mir:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in unity-system-compositor:
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in xmir:
importance: Undecided → Medium
kevin gunn (kgunn72)
Changed in xmir:
importance: Medium → Critical
Changed in xmir:
assignee: nobody → Chris Halse Rogers (raof)
Changed in unity-system-compositor:
assignee: Robert Ancell (robert-ancell) → nobody
Revision history for this message
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

XMir as we knew it in 2013 is now deprecated.

Changed in mir:
status: Triaged → Invalid
Changed in unity-system-compositor:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
Changed in xmir:
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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