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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