From: Robert Bridge <robert@robbieab.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
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 20:15:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081124201527.35f74529@rabbit.robbieab.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ggeuf3$2i6$1@ger.gmane.org>
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:14:40 +0200
Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> Arttu V. wrote:
> > On 11/24/08, Volker Armin Hemmann
> > <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> >> On Montag 24 November 2008, Christian wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I wanted to update my kernel to 2.6.26-r3 today. But the
> >>> ati-drivers version 8.501 won't compile.
> >> is there a good reason to use acient drivers?
> >
> > They're the latest stable on x86 -- and amd64 stable ones are even
> > older.
>
> Use the non-stable ones. 8.552-r2. The stable ones in portage are
> too old.
If the stable ones are unstable due to age, file a bug specifically
against this matter. Simply switching to ~ ebuilds is treating the
symptom, not the problem.
RobbieAB
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-24 16:28 [gentoo-user] ati-drivers-8.501 does not compile with kernel gentoo-sources 2.6.26-r3 Christian
2008-11-24 16:32 ` Justin
2008-11-24 16:59 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-24 17:11 ` Arttu V.
2008-11-24 19:14 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2008-11-24 20:15 ` Robert Bridge [this message]
2008-11-24 17:50 ` [gentoo-user] " Jacques Montier
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