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From: dan blum <dan_blm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:39:30
Message-Id: 202844.81297.qm@web45401.mail.sp1.yahoo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65 by William Kenworthy
1 Bill,
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3 The xorg version is 1.7.6 (no r# to the best of my knowledge). When I do emerge it will re-emerge the 1.7.6 version and not the newer 1.8.2 version. The video card is VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01).
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5 I have not tried the mask suggested by other responders yet, but will soon.
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7 Thanks for the suggestions.
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9 Dan
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12 --- On Thu, 8/12/10, William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote:
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14 > From: William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
15 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65
16 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
17 > Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 9:29 PM
18 > On Fri, 2010-08-13 at 09:03 +0800,
19 > Thomas Yao wrote:
20 > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:46 AM, dan blum <dan_blm@×××××.com>
21 > wrote:
22 > > >
23 > > > I am currently running xorg 1.7, which crashes
24 > very frequently. When I used to run xorg 1.65 everything was
25 > running fine.  Can  anyone clue me in on how to
26 > emerge an older version of the program.
27 > > >
28 > > > Thanks.
29 > > >
30 > > >
31 > >
32 > > Maybe you should have a look at the portage
33 > documentation carefully
34 > > and understand it well before you dive into gentoo,
35 > it's really
36 > > important:
37 > >
38 > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1
39 > >
40 > > Good luck
41 > >
42 >
43 > and consider going the other way - I am using 1.8.2
44 > (xorg-server) which
45 > is more stable for me than the 1.7 series.
46 >
47 > However, some idea on what your system is may help -
48 > certain
49 > combinations (xorg-server-1.7.x, inetl driver and tuxonice
50 > hibernate are
51 > problematic, others are fine with certain workarounds.
52 >
53 > Can you provide more info such as video card and what the
54 > crash is?  The
55 > actual xorg version should be something like 7.4-r1 so I
56 > presume you
57 > quoted xorg-server?
58 >
59 > BillK
60 >
61 > --
62 > William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
63 > Home in Perth!
64 >
65 >
66 >

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