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@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@ +Snapshot 2.8.99.902 (2009-09-22) +================================ +This is expected to be the final release candidate for the upcoming +2.9.0 release. If there are no serious problems discovered in this +release candidate then the same code will become 2.9.0 soon. So please +let us know if you test this release candidate and find any problems. + +New features in 2.8.99.902 compared to 2.8 +------------------------------------------ +* Support for the B43 chipset. + +Major fixes in 2.8.99.902 compared to 2.8.0 +------------------------------------------- +* Multiple fixes to make the driver stable for 8xx chipsets, (855GM, + 865G, etc.). The 2.8 driver series was extremely unstable with many + of these chipsets. + + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22904 (and many duplicates) + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22947 + +* Add support for BACKLIGHT property when using kernel modesetting + (KMS). This allows backlight adjustment with programs such as + "xbacklight -set <percentage>" or "xrandr --set BACKLIGHT <value>". + + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20963 + +* Fix so that "xrandr --scale" works when using KMS. + + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22893 + +* Fix segfaults of X server when logging out. + + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20516 + +* Avoid falling back to software for 1-bit alpha-only masks. + + https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23184 + +* Fix pixel sampling position for 8xx chipsets, (fixes some cairo-test + suite failures). + Snapshot 2.8.99.901 (2009-09-09) ================================ This is the first release candidate in preparation for the upcoming |