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On Wednesday 11 November 2009 17:21:26 Alex Schuster wrote: |
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> Hi there! |
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> I wonder if it's worth the trouble. I read here that running a full ~x86 |
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> system would probably be easier. And I'd like to try, but while going from |
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> x86 to ~x86 is easy, the other way is quite hard, isn't it? If possible at |
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> all. |
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yes, it is easier to just go ~x86. Yes, it is very very very hard to go back - |
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easier to reinstall |
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> What about stability problems? I'd expect some, as the ~x86 stuff is not |
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> so fully tested. What are your experiences? And, do you also get blockers |
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> from time to time that are hard to solve? |
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I get a few problems now and then, mostly blockers from incompatible packages. |
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But note that you are going to get exactly the same thing when those packages |
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move to stable. |
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> BTW, when I test this and enable ~x86 in make.conf, I first need to set |
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> the extras use flag for udev, and then I get these blockers. So I have to |
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> go to openrc, okay. And again trouble with my ati drivers. But maybe this |
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> will be over once I have completed the switch. |
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There are several documents you should read first at gentoo.org, all related |
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to upgrades. They are in the docs section, the page with the big long list: |
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- the switch to openrc |
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- the most recent X.org upgrade |
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- installing KDE4 |
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- the horrendous amoun of work to get x and hal working if it doesn't work out |
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the box |
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Deal with these blocks individually for best results: |
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> [blocks B ] <sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86-r11 ("<sys-apps/sysvinit-2.86- |
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> r11" is blocking sys-apps/openrc-0.5.2-r2) |
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emerge -av1 openrc |
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read the elog message and do *exactly* what it says |
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> [blocks B ] >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.0 (">=x11-base/xorg- |
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> server-1.7.0" is blocking x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.9-r2, x11-drivers/ati- |
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> drivers-9.10) |
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unmerge ati-drivers, make sure VIDEO_CARDS is correct in make.conf and merge X |
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then remerge ALL your drivers. The elog tells you how to proceed |
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emerge -avuND world |
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Everything you run into will be solved using the normal fix-my-gentoo process |
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:-) |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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