Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1620 - xorg-x11-drv-mga bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-drv-mga bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-mga packages that fix several bugs and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xorg-x11-drv-mga packages porvide a video driver for Matrox G-series chipsets for the X.Org implementation of the X Window System.

The xorg-x11-drv-mga packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.4.13, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. (BZ#713858)

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the MGA driver rendered the image incorrectly on big-endian architectures, including PowerPC and 64-bit PowerPC. Consequently, the display showed altered colors. With this update, the colors are displayed correctly in the described scenario. (BZ#713388)

  • Previously, the MGA driver caused a shift in the video screen. Consequently, the screen became corrupted and the windows were pushed around randomly. This update, modifies the code so that the MGA driver no longer causes problems for the video screen. (BZ#745080)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • This update adds support for ServerEngines Pilot III to the xorg-x11-drv-mga packages. (BZ#526104)

All users of the Xorg x11 MGA driver, are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.4.13-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.4.13-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-3.el6.src.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.4.13-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.13-3.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information