Re: [gentoo-user] Xorg 1.65

[dan blum <dan_blm@yahoo.com>]

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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