Mark Hounschell composed on 2019-09-19 16:10 (UTC-0400):
I have no idea what "the (newer) default DDX" is. Is it a kernel driver or X11 driver?
X11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_Server#DDX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_setting (KMS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_(computer_graphics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Video_Motion_Compensation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VDPAU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager Nouveau has multiple meanings: DDX depends on KMS. The kernel has a component (module aka driver) named nouveau that enables the KMS on which DDX depend. The kernel nouveau module is what historically has been blacklisted by installing tainting software from NVidia. # zypse nouveau | grep -v 32b # system with no NVidia hardware | Mesa-dri-nouveau | package | 18.3.2-lp151.22.4 | x86_64 | OSS | libXvMC_nouveau | package | 18.3.2-lp151.22.4 | x86_64 | OSS | libvdpau_nouveau | package | 18.3.2-lp151.22.4 | x86_64 | OSS | xf86-video-nouveau | package | 1.0.15-lp151.4.1 | x86_64 | OSS i | libdrm_nouveau2 | package | 2.4.97-lp151.1.1 | x86_64 | OSS xf86-video-nouveau provides the DDX, which upstream is an optional package, and is reverse-engineered technology dating back to well before inception of KMS. Those other nouveau packages are other components of X used by both nouveau and modesetting DDX for NVidia hardware. The upstream default DDX is named Modesetting, not to be confused with "modesetting" in the kernel, the M in KMS. Since version 1.17.x it's been provided by the xorg-X11-server package. It supports Intel and AMD some other graphics chips as well as NVidia's, so technically DDX doesn't accurately define it. It was born as a consequence of and to utilize KMS, thus newer technology. So, mere mention of nouveau "driver" isn't mention of very much.
# inxi -V | head -n1 inxi 3.0.36-00 (2019-08-14)
I notice that your inxi is newer than what I have on my fresh/updated 15.1 system
harley:/home/markh # inxi -V | head -n1 inxi 2.3.40-00 (2017-09-21)
#rpm -q inxi inxi-2.3.40-lp151.2.1.noarch
Inxi is nothing but an information gathering and formatting script. Leap carries an antique version missing much functionality and with less evolved formatting. Upstream accepts no bug reports from anyone with complaints about non-current versions, and encourages users to use the latest: https://github.com/smxi/inxi
My version of inxi does not support the -a option.
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