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4.354. xorg-x11-drv-mga

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

Bug Fixes

BZ#713388
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#745080
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.

Enhancement

BZ#526104
This update adds support for ServerEngines Pilot III to the xorg-x11-drv-mga packages.
All users of the Xorg x11 MGA driver, are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add this enhancement.