Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-server 1.7.

[Dale]

meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com>  [10-04-10 05:08]:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I did my updates a bit ago.  I notice xorg and a lot of friends were
>> updated.  The update went fine as far as it compiled and installed
>> fine.  I did my config updates and such as well.  To make sure
>> everything stayed sane, I logged out of KDE, then went to single user
>> mode and back to default.  I figured this was a sure way to restart all
>> the services that would be upgraded.
>>
>> When kdm came back up, no keyboard, no mouse nothing.  So I used the
>> trusty sysreq keys to get back to a console.  Now I'm trying to roll
>> back to the older version that I was using before the upgrade.  As most
>> of you know, I have hal disabled and I confirmed that it is indeed
>> still disabled.  I masked mesa and xorg back to the old version.  Now
>> they won't compile.  I get errors like this:
>>
>> config.status: executing depfiles commands
>> config.status: executing libtool commands
>> make -j2
>> make  all-recursive
>> make[1]: Entering directory
>> `/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/work/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17'
>> Making all in src
>> make[2]: Entering directory
>> `/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/work/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/src'
>>    CC     nv_cursor.lo
>>    CC     nv_dac.lo
>> In file included from /usr/include/xorg/vgaHW.h:29,
>>                   from nv_include.h:51,
>>                   from nv_cursor.c:28:
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:40: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:41: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSGetVersionâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:42: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:43: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSSetTimeoutsâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:44: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:45: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSEnableâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:46: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSDisableâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:47: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSForceLevelâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:48: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSInfoâ
>> In file included from /usr/include/xorg/vgaHW.h:29,
>>                   from nv_include.h:51,
>>                   from nv_dac.c:28:
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:40: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:41: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSGetVersionâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:42: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:43: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSSetTimeoutsâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:44: error: expected â)â before
>> â*â token
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:45: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSEnableâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:46: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSDisableâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:47: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSForceLevelâ
>> /usr/include/X11/extensions/dpms.h:48: error: expected â=â, â,â,
>> â;â, âasmâ or â__attribute__â before âDPMSInfoâ
>> make[2]: *** [nv_cursor.lo] Error 1
>> make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>> make[2]: *** [nv_dac.lo] Error 1
>> make[2]: Leaving directory
>> `/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/work/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/src'
>> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>> make[1]: Leaving directory
>> `/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/work/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17'
>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>   * ERROR: x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17 failed:
>>   *   emake failed
>>   *
>>   * Call stack:
>>   *     ebuild.sh, line   48:  Called src_compile
>>   *   environment, line 3297:  Called x-modular_src_compile
>>   *   environment, line 4125:  Called x-modular_src_make
>>   *   environment, line 4163:  Called die
>>   * The specific snippet of code:
>>   *       emake || die "emake failed"
>>   *
>>   * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info
>> =x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17',
>>   * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv
>> =x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17'.
>>   * The complete build log is located at
>> '/var/log/portage/elog/x11-drivers:xf86-video-nv-2.1.17:20100410-022626.log'.
>>   * The ebuild environment file is located at
>> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/temp/environment'.
>>   * S:
>> '/var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17/work/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17'
>>
>>
>>>>> Failed to emerge x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.17, Log file:
>>>>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> '/var/log/portage/elog/x11-drivers:xf86-video-nv-2.1.17:20100410-022626.log'
>>
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>> root@smoker ~ #
>>
>>
>> There is my wish list.  If I can get the new xorg stuff working, that
>> is cool.  If no one else is having trouble with them and it is my
>> hardware or something then getting the old version to compile and
>> install would be fine too.
>>
>> Anyone have a clue how to get something to work here?
>>
>> BTW, if I log into KDE with the new packages, I can log in once but
>> when I log out of KDE, the screen goes black and nothing happens.  Even
>> the sysreq keys do nothing.  Reset button is all that works.
>>
>> Thoughts?  I need a hammer?
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-)  :-)
>>
>>
> Hi Dale,
>
> Somne shots into the dark:
> I am running a non-kde and non-gnome Gentoo here (Openbox is my
> friend) and after upgrading X nothing works.
>
> I rtecompiled openbox, lxpanel and the X11-drivers like
> xf86-input-keyboard, xf86-input-mouse. nvidia-drivers and
> everything was ok.
>
> Try to recompile the x11-drivers and the kde equivalent of the
> window manager (I dont know much about kde/gnome...sorry ;) )
> and may be X11 will be you friend again...
>
> HTH!
>
> Keep hacking! and have a nice weekend!
> mcc
>
>

That makes sense now that you mention it.  I'll give that a try.  Heck, 
nothing to lose.  I know how to use the sysreq keys pretty good now.  lol

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)