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>> Someone noticed I had too many x11 drivers installed and suggested I |
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>> set the /etc/make.conf VIDEO_CARDS variable (which I never have set |
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>> before) |
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>> I figured out I have an nvidia card so set VIDEO_CARDS="nv" |
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>> Now with my emerge -vuDN @system @world complete I'm unable to start |
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>> X. (More on that later in a separate thread) |
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>> |
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>> << SNIP >> |
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>> Whats all that for? |
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>> Checking dependancies on a few I see: |
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>> dep -l x11-drivers/xf86-video-voodoo: |
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>> ! x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 |
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>> on all I checked. |
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>> What can this mean? |
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> |
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> Give this a shot: |
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> VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" |
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No, "nvidia" is for the proprietary binary nvida driver. The free |
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driver for nvidia cards is called NV. I have a GeForce4 MX 440 and I |
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have this in my make.conf: |
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VIDEO_CARDS="nv vesa" |
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And this results in |
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$ emerge -pv xorg-server |
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These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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Calculating dependencies ... done! |
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[ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r6 USE="nptl sdl xorg |
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-3dfx -debug -dmx -dri -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -xprint" |
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INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron |
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-digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen |
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-jamstudio -joystick -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount |
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-spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" |
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VIDEO_CARDS="nv vesa -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson |
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-fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 (-impact) -imstt -intel -mach64 -mga |
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-neomagic (-newport) -nsc -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 |
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-s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) |
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(-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident |
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-tseng -v4l -vga -via -vmware -voodoo" 0 kB |
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and |
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$ equery list x11-drivers/ |
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[ Searching for all packages in 'x11-drivers' among: ] |
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* installed packages |
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[I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.1.5-r1 (0) |
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[I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.1.1 (0) |
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[I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.2.3 (0) |
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[I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.9 (0) |
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[I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0 (0) |
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Software is like sex: it is better when it is free - Linus Torvalds |