X server/upgrade

This page only lists changes, which you need to consider before updating or will break your system.

xorg-server 1.17

• x11-drivers/xf86-video-modesetting was merged into xorg-server-1.17 and must be masked if present:

root #echo "=x11-drivers/xf86-video-modesetting" > /etc/portage/package.mask/video-modesetting

xorg-server 1.13

• You must rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

root #emerge --ask @x11-module-rebuild

xorg-server 1.12

• You must rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

root #emerge --ask @x11-module-rebuild

xorg-server 1.11

• You must rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

root #emerge --ask @x11-module-rebuild

xorg-server 1.10

• X.Org server no longer does autodetect devices using x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard and x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse. If you want your input devices hotplugged, please migrate your settings to the evdev driver.

• You must rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

root #emerge --ask @x11-module-rebuild

xorg-server 1.9

• X.Org server can detect input devices using udev, removing its HAL support. Users who used HAL before need to migrate to udev.

• You must rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

root #emerge --ask @x11-module-rebuild