Changeset 1473268a

Timestamp:

07/26/2023 09:03:45 AM (9 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

12.0, 12.1, ken/TL2024, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, plabs/newcss, python3.11, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/llvm18

Children:

7affde51

Parents:

9871a7a6

Message:

xorg-config: Remove xf86-video-* remnant from PRIME configuration

Hmm, it may be hard to distinguish two "modesetting"s here. But anyway
this command is said to be unnecessary with the modesetting driver.

File:

• x/installing/xorg-config.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

x/installing/xorg-config.xml

@@ -301 +301 @@
 
 <screen><computeroutput>Providers: number : 2
-Provider 0: id: 0x7d cap: 0xb, Source Output, Sink Output, Sink Offload crtcs: 3 outputs: 4 associated providers: 1 name:Intel
-Provider 1: id: 0x56 cap: 0xf, Source Output, Sink Output, Source Offload, Sink Offload crtcs: 6 outputs: 1 associated providers: 1 name:radeon</computeroutput></screen>
-
+Provider 0: id: 0x7d cap: 0xb, Source Output, Sink Output, Sink Offload crtcs: 3 outputs: 4 associated providers: 1 name:modesetting
+Provider 1: id: 0x56 cap: 0xf, Source Output, Sink Output, Source Offload, Sink Offload crtcs: 6 outputs: 1 associated providers: 1 name:modesetting</computeroutput></screen>
+
+    <!-- Well, both "id" and "name" are supposed to work here but after
+         the xf86-video-* removal all the names will be modesetting unless
+         a proprietary driver used... -->
     <para>
       In order to be able to run a GLX application on a discrete GPU, you will
-      need to run the following command, where &lt;provider&gt; is the more
-      powerful discrete card, and &lt;sink&gt; is the card which has a display
-      connected:
+      need to run the following command, where &lt;provider&gt; is the id of
+      the more powerful discrete card, and &lt;sink&gt; is the id of card
+      which has a display connected:
     </para>
 
@@ -315 +318 @@
     <note>
       <para>
-        With newer <application>Xorg</application> drivers, such as modesetting
-        or intel, which are DRI3 capable, the above command is no longer
+        With the <application>Xorg</application> modesetting driver,
+        which is DRI3 capable, the above command is no longer
         necessary. It does no harm however.
       </para>