Issued:
2013-11-20
Updated:
2013-11-20

RHBA-2013:1610 - xorg-x11-drv-mga bug fix update

Synopsis

xorg-x11-drv-mga bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated xorg-x11-drv-mga packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

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

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • Prior to this update, the graphical user interface could appear distorted on 19-inch monitors with the 16:9 ratio. The xorg-x11-drv-mga packages have been fixed, and so the distortion no longer occurs in this scenario. (BZ#894959)

  • Previously, resolutions higher than 1440x900 were not available with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 using the MGA G200e chips. Consequently, the Matrox driver did not allow native resolutions to be reached for many monitors. With this update, the X Server no longer discards larger resolution modes, and resolutions higher than 1440x900 are now available. (BZ#918017)

Users of xorg-x11-drv-mga are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.

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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

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-1.6.1-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.6.1-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-debuginfo-1.6.1-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-10.el6.i686.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-10.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-10.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.6.1-10.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information