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From: Robert Bridge <robert@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ati-drivers-8.501 does not compile with kernel gentoo-sources 2.6.26-r3
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:15:35
Message-Id: 20081124201527.35f74529@rabbit.robbieab.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: ati-drivers-8.501 does not compile with kernel gentoo-sources 2.6.26-r3 by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:14:40 +0200
2 Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de> wrote:
3
4 > Arttu V. wrote:
5 > > On 11/24/08, Volker Armin Hemmann
6 > > <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote:
7 > >> On Montag 24 November 2008, Christian wrote:
8 > >>> Hi all,
9 > >>>
10 > >>> I wanted to update my kernel to 2.6.26-r3 today. But the
11 > >>> ati-drivers version 8.501 won't compile.
12 > >> is there a good reason to use acient drivers?
13 > >
14 > > They're the latest stable on x86 -- and amd64 stable ones are even
15 > > older.
16 >
17 > Use the non-stable ones. 8.552-r2. The stable ones in portage are
18 > too old.
19
20 If the stable ones are unstable due to age, file a bug specifically
21 against this matter. Simply switching to ~ ebuilds is treating the
22 symptom, not the problem.
23
24 RobbieAB

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