Thread: Patching and testing a modification to X Server

hello everyone,

have annoying bug related graphics card , x server causes window maximization , resizing take annoyingly long time, , have decided take matters own hands! did research: (you don't have read these understand question)

related link1
http://www.linux.com/community/blogs...belardo+ricart

related link 2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/351186

, found issue can resolved applying 107_fedora_dont_backfill_bg_none.patch can found here:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/264243..._bg_none.patch

running jaunty xorg version 1.6.0. downloaded source , applied patch... bit scared proceed. questions these:

1. can test version of x without messing parts of current ubuntu installation? ie. can somehow run in place of version of x without touching of system files?

2. if goes horribly horribly wrong during process , x server broken, how can recover, , files should backup now?

3. , finally, if test version of x seperate system, how integrate ubuntu?

know that's lot of questions, of nice enough me.

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