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From: "Wang
To: Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com>, gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] excess x11 drivers
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:12:03
Message-Id: 1226805110.4048.7.camel@wangbj.dslab
1 在 2008-11-15六的 18:38 -0600,Dale写道:
2 > Harry Putnam wrote:
3 > > I posted some output in anther thread concerning update world
4 > > (Subject: How to fix a hefty (emerge) blocking problem)
5 > >
6 > > Someone noticed I had too many x11 drivers installed and suggested I
7 > > set the /etc/make.conf VIDEO_CARDS variable (which I never have set
8 > > before)
9 > >
10 > > I figured out I have an nvidia card so set VIDEO_CARDS="nv"
11 This should be OK, nv will use the opensource driver, while nvidia will
12 use the closed-source driver.
13 > > Now with my emerge -vuDN @system @world complete I'm unable to start
14 > > X. (More on that later in a separate thread.
15 This could also caused by mis-configuration of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I
16 think you'd better post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log
17 > > << SNIP >>
18 > >
19 > > Whats all that for?
20 > >
21 > > Checking dependancies on a few I see:
22 > >
23 > > dep -l x11-drivers/xf86-video-voodoo:
24 > > ! x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9
25 > >
26 > > on all I checked.
27 > >
28 > > What can this mean?
29 > >
30 If you need to prune the unused video drivers, please try to use (with
31 caution please):
32
33 emerge --ask --depclean
34
35 Regards,
36 > >
37 > >
38 > >
39 > >
40 >
41 > Give this a shot:
42 >
43 > VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
44 >
45 > You can do a emerge -p xorg-x11 to see which ones are available. It's
46 > lists them for you, also lists the USE flags too.
47 >
48 > Dale
49 >
50 > :-) :-)
51 >
52 >