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From: tuxic@××××××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia-driver installation problems...
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:41:09
Message-Id: 20200410094059.ndxsudwf4ws7nphe@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia-driver installation problems... by Neil Bothwick
1 On 04/10 10:29, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:25:16 +0200, tuxic@××××××.de wrote:
3 >
4 > > If I remove nvidia-drivers and install the drivers of the same
5 > > version as provided by nvidia itsself, everything works find.
6 > >
7 > > To examine this a little further I have put nividia-drivers
8 > > into /etc/portage/profile/package.provided:
9 > >
10 > > >=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.108
11 > >
12 > > which will silently be ignored and nvidia-drivers will
13 > > be emerged...which will lead to a whole lotta mess.
14 >
15 > package.provided requires a specific version, try
16 >
17 > x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.108
18 >
19 > If you want to stop portage trying to replace this with a later version,
20 > add ">x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.108", note > not >=, to package.mask.
21 >
22 >
23 > --
24 > Neil Bothwick
25 >
26 > .sig a .sog of sixpence.
27
28 /etc/portage/profile/package.provided is still being ignored.
29
30 Current content:
31 >x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-340.108
32
33 Emerge starts to install the newest driver available.
34
35 --
36 Meino Cramer

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Re: [gentoo-user] Nvidia-driver installation problems... Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>