[summit-announce] Summit HX Matrox servers updated (2.4-8)

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Xi Graphics is pleased to announce the release of Version 2.4-8 of 
Accelerated-X Summit HX (SLS) for Matrox chipsets.

     The new servers can be found at:

     Linux (i386/x86_64) HX
     ftp://ftp.xig.com/pub/Summit/linux/sls/

     Solaris (i386/x86_64) HX
     ftp://ftp.xig.com/pub/Summit/solaris/sls/

This version corrects several issues seen in 2.4-7.  Note, this
release only concerns itself with HX-Matrox.  HX-ATI will be updated
in the future.

For Matrox: G450/G450MMS/G550 and certain Parhelia based cards, such
            as QID.

Here are some brief release notes on 2.4-8:

- Add support for IBM AIX 5.2 on selected RS6000 platforms utilizing
  the IBM GXT135 graphics adapter.

- Corrected a problem with Matrox cards where occasionally, multiple
  cursors could be seen.

- worked around another Redhat kernel problem that could cause the
  appearance of an Xserver hang, incorrect rendering, and a variety of
  other symptoms.  These issues could be seen on RHEL 5.1, and
  probably earlier RHEL versions (RHEL4 Update 6) using redhat
  kernels.  Stock 'vanilla' (kernel.org) kernels work fine.

- keyboard mapping fixes for Sun type 6 and type 7 German keyboards.

- fixed an issue that could cause hangs when using AGP devices.

- Significantly improved Sparc performance in certain operations.

- rework handling of digital monitors.  Monitors that support scaling
  can be configured and driven at non-native resolutions via a digital
  DVI connection now.  Previously, when a non-native resolution was
  selected for a digital monitor, the server would fallback to an
  analog timing, which would require that the monitor be reconnected
  via an analog cable.

  Add support for 1920x1200 and 1680x1050 LCD monitors.

- update default fontpath on Linux systems to match the prevailing
  directory locations (usr/share/fonts, /usr/share/X11/fonts, etc).

- add support for NextWindow (www.nextwindow.com) USB Touchscreen
  controllers under Solaris and Linux systems.

- Fix Xsetup shell script to look for an alternate XKeysymDB, which
  is located in a different place on certain Linux systems.

- correct 16bpp image read problems with Matrox G450.

- Fix coredump in graphical Xsetup when changing/selecting a device in
  certain circumstances.

- correct issue whereby a local unix socket might disappear after a
  server reset (Solaris).

- RENDER extension is accelerated on Sparc systems now (as well as
  AIX/Power).

- xsvc 4.0-12 (Solaris, AIX, Linux) [from the README.xsvc history
                                     section]

  - provide infrastructure to support DMA synchronization under driver
    control, which is needed on some platforms.

  - add support for IBM AIX 5.2 and 5.3 power/ppc systems.

  - rework device attach/detach on sparc systems to be more reliable.

  - correct an AGP problem that could cause locks on startup.

  - support newer linux kernels, up to version 2.6.24

  - correct some linux installation issues.

    - attempt to more reliably detect when udev is being used.

    - for udev systems, install a 'rules' file if the proper
      /etc/udev/ directories are present.  Apparently the 'perms' file
      has been deprecated, though we will still use it on systems
      where it would appear to work.


Thank you for choosing Accelerated X!

Xi Graphics, Inc.
http://www.xig.com/
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