Re: [gentoo-user] Re: xorg-server blocked by ati-drivers

[Stuart Howard]

All versions of the ATI driver are blocking xorg-server 1.3 at the
moment so you are not going to get around that one easily.
If you look at the --tree to find out what package is asking for the
upgrade of xorg-server and then mask that? this may help.


On 08/05/07, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
> Stuart Howard <stuart.g.howard <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>
> > This link to the forum though I realise it is nvidia based it may give
> > some further information the posts refer to a bug which further refers
> > to another bug which is the ATI issue but the general point is there.
>
> > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-556528-highlight-nvidia+block.html
>
>
> Hello Stuart,
>
> Interesting reading. Here's what I currently used on my system:
>
> x11-base/xorg-server  Installed versions:  1.1.1-r1
>
> x11-drivers/ati-drivers   Installed versions:  8.35.5
>
>
> This all works with my ATI 1900XT card (glx gears runs
> on a full 22 inch widescreen (1680 x 1050) at 1800 FPS.
> The little default 2x2 runs glxgears at 11,000 FPS.
>
>
> This might explain why every permutaion of ati-drivers
> and xorg-server that I entered into /etc/portage/package.mask
> does not neutralize the request to upgrade xorg-server to 1.3.0.0
>
> ## I tried every permutation possible here, nothings masks
> ##the upgrade request so I can continue with routine upgrades
> <=x11-base/xorg-server-1.1.1-r1
> >=x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.32.5
>
>
> blocks B   x11-drivers/ati-drivers (
> is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0)
>
> I did not glean from the discussion how to neutralize the erroneous
> upgrade request so I can perform the other upgrades. Any ideas on that?
>
>
>
> James
>
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