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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  excess x11 drivers
From: "Wang, Baojun" <wangbj@lzu.edu.cn>
To: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>, gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
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=E5=9C=A8 2008-11-15=E5=85=AD=E7=9A=84 18:38 -0600=EF=BC=8CDale=E5=86=99=E9=
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> Harry Putnam wrote:
> > I posted some output in anther thread concerning update world
> >  (Subject: How to fix a hefty (emerge) blocking problem)
> >
> > Someone noticed I had too many x11 drivers installed and suggested I
> > set the /etc/make.conf VIDEO_CARDS variable (which I never have set
> > before)
> >
> > I figured out I have an nvidia card so set VIDEO_CARDS=3D"nv"
This should be OK, nv will use the opensource driver, while nvidia will
use the closed-source driver.
> > Now with my emerge -vuDN @system @world complete I'm unable to start
> > X. (More on that later in a separate thread.
This could also caused by mis-configuration of /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I
think you'd better post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> > << SNIP >>
> >
> > Whats all that for?
> >
> > Checking dependancies on a few I see:
> >
> > dep -l x11-drivers/xf86-video-voodoo:
> >    ! x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9
> >
> > on all I checked.
> >
> > What can this mean?
> >
If you need to prune the unused video drivers, please try to use (with
caution please):

emerge --ask --depclean

Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >  =20
>=20
> Give this a shot:
>=20
> VIDEO_CARDS=3D"nvidia"
>=20
> You can do a emerge -p xorg-x11 to see which ones are available.  It's
> lists them for you, also lists the USE flags too.=20
>=20
> Dale
>=20
> :-)  :-)=20
>=20
>=20