Please remove obsolete video drivers from the archive

Bug #1034793 reported by Timo Aaltonen
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xf86-video-glamo (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xf86-video-omapfb (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-apm (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-ark (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-chips (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-displaylink (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-glide (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-glint (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-i128 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-i740 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-ivtvdev (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-rendition (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-tseng (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Adam Conrad
xserver-xorg-video-voodoo (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Adam Conrad

Bug Description

These drivers are for hardware that is ancient, unmaintained and unused. The metapackage for video drivers dropped them from the depends list in 11.10, and noone has asked them to be added back. It's time to remove them from the archive to make future ABI transitions slightly easier for the X team.

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-voodoo (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

the displaylink KMS driver in the quantal kernel and x-x-v-modesetting replaces -displaylink, so added it to the list to remove.

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

-omap obsoletes -omapfb

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Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

ubuntu arm port doesn't run on the openmoko freerunner hw, so added -glamo to the list.

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Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

Removing packages:
 xf86-video-glamo 0.0.0+20100630.git16af3c00-3.1build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-glamo 0.0.0+20100630.git16af3c00-3.1build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-glamo 0.0.0+20100630.git16af3c00-3.1build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-glamo 0.0.0+20100630.git16af3c00-3.1build1 in quantal i386
 xf86-video-omapfb 0.1.1.1-1build2 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-omap3 0.1.1.1-1build2 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-omap3 0.1.1.1-1build2 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-omapfb 0.1.1.1-1build2 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-omapfb 0.1.1.1-1build2 in quantal armhf
 xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.3-3build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.4-1build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.4-2build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-displaylink 0.3-0ubuntu11 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-glide 1.2.0-1build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-glide 1.2.0-1build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-glide 1.2.0-1build1 in quantal i386
 xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-glint 1:1.2.7-1build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.5-1build1 in quantal powerpc
Comment: Obsolete X driver for unsupported hardware

Changed in xf86-video-glamo (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xf86-video-omapfb (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-apm (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ark (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-chips (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-displaylink (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-glide (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-glint (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i128 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote :

Removing packages:
 xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-i740 1:1.3.2-4build3 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-ivtvdev 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal powerpc
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv-dbg 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv-dbg 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-ivtv-dbg 1.1.2-1build3 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.4-3fakesync1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-5build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.4-3build1 in quantal powerpc
 xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal amd64
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal armel
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal armhf
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal i386
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.4-2build3 in quantal powerpc
Comment: Obsolete X driver for unsupported hardware

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-i740 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ivtvdev (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-rendition (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-s3virge (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-tseng (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in xserver-xorg-video-voodoo (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Adam Conrad (adconrad)
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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