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From: Johannes Skov Frandsen <joe@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 10:30:35
Message-Id: 4642F2F5.10508@omesc.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X by "Aleksandar L. Dimitrov"
1 Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote:
2 > On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 10:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote:
3 >
4 >> I should then be using version 8.28.8 of the driver.
5 >>
6 >> I have tried coping both the 8.28.8 and the 8.36.5 to my dist folder and
7 >> tried to run emerge:
8 >>
9 >> emerge -va ati-drivers
10 >>
11 >> but it only suggests the 8.32.5 version, which as previously mentioned,
12 >> dos not work.
13 >>
14 >> Am I missing to parameters to emerge or?
15 >>
16 >
17 > You should try
18 > $ sudo emerge -va =x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.32.5
19 > Note that the precise path (before the slash) is mandatory, as is the
20 > `=' sign. You don't have to copy the stuff into portage/distfiles, but
21 > maybe your xorg-version could block the merge. Try downgrading then.
22 >
23 > But I'm not sure if this could help with your issues.
24 >
25 > Regards, Aleks
26 >
27 >
28 Hi Aleks
29
30 Sorry... I get the same error
31
32 Joe
33
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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X "Aleksandar L. Dimitrov" <aleks_d@×××.de>