Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65

["W.Kenworthy" <billk@iinet.net.au>]

Its worth unmasking the required packages for intel cards - there have
been some quite useful improvements in speed and stability - its one
case where you are definitely better off on the bleeding edge for the
intel driver, xorg-server and the kernel:)  Anything less at the moment
will leave you as you are now.

There are also documents for setting up mode setting via google - setup
isnt quite as easy as other cards at the moment.

BillK


On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 20:38 -0700, dan blum wrote:
> Bill,
> 
> The xorg version is 1.7.6 (no r# to the best of my knowledge). When I do emerge it will re-emerge the 1.7.6 version and not the newer 1.8.2 version. The video card is VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01).
> 
> I have not tried the mask suggested by other responders yet, but will soon.
> 
> Thanks for the suggestions. 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 8/12/10, William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> > From: William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>
> > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65
> > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> > Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 9:29 PM
> > On Fri, 2010-08-13 at 09:03 +0800,
> > Thomas Yao wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:46 AM, dan blum <dan_blm@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I am currently running xorg 1.7, which crashes
> > very frequently. When I used to run xorg 1.65 everything was
> > running fine.  Can  anyone clue me in on how to
> > emerge an older version of the program.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Maybe you should have a look at the portage
> > documentation carefully
> > > and understand it well before you dive into gentoo,
> > it's really
> > > important:
> > > 
> > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=1
> > > 
> > > Good luck
> > > 
> > 
> > and consider going the other way - I am using 1.8.2
> > (xorg-server) which
> > is more stable for me than the 1.7 series.
> > 
> > However, some idea on what your system is may help -
> > certain
> > combinations (xorg-server-1.7.x, inetl driver and tuxonice
> > hibernate are
> > problematic, others are fine with certain workarounds.
> > 
> > Can you provide more info such as video card and what the
> > crash is?  The
> > actual xorg version should be something like 7.4-r1 so I
> > presume you
> > quoted xorg-server?
> > 
> > BillK
> > 
> > -- 
> > William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au>
> > Home in Perth!
> > 
> > 
> > 
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