Or maybe if there are many i81x users out there you could write a petition or similar to Intel. As soon as the whole UXA, KMS operation is stabilized it should them safe a lot of work (http://keithp.com/blogs/Sharpening_the_Intel_Driver_Focus/) so maybe they have some spare time for older chips. Especially if i81x users are forced to use Vesa with newer Linux releases.
Or maybe if there are many i81x users out there you could write a petition or similar to Intel. As soon as the whole UXA, KMS operation is stabilized it should them safe a lot of work (http:// keithp. com/blogs/ Sharpening_ the_Intel_ Driver_ Focus/) so maybe they have some spare time for older chips. Especially if i81x users are forced to use Vesa with newer Linux releases.