From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L0LL5-0006JG-Iz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:19 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BBD73E0388; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from yw-out-1718.google.com (yw-out-1718.google.com [74.125.46.155]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 848A5E0388 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:25:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yw-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 5so264514ywm.46 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:25:17 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=pv8+DwQ87x0bTmnU2r8HZ4TmEzx54iiUvTa4UpxsZVE=; b=RYQ1phge4L4sXdhp9AdbtVNNTRtw6sYVmr5jBaOPZgYzyJeVpuMtSiPY6RDnOBai4b jVh+ULTnDLfow4qc2/EltFDGXnSB9HRXx9IeVLcRLw1m9rkX6PFSFHyOiXiIvBjhJEll gyXjR8Bx3lBDo3OvhtH4o9O2rs8ZBI6BcUuLs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=tRkr9RkRqwkBDdlXmGtVkxBxfHDw7Tu6FvaK/tzBR1Ue/zvWwb4TIOtOAX6EYILSiq Jj1O5YBrC912/2zqqyQg0XlennvKxEGllkVvV7swW7XpUoKKdamyazqBXLtRkKvKU8BA IDzlfsTAVkNsarXsxClymiwN3cWPlwSPcslOM= Received: by 10.151.27.15 with SMTP id e15mr6007147ybj.59.1226517917684; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:25:17 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.150.198.18 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:25:17 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <350fc7cf0811121125w2786a31craf2d9dff2ebf3e4f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:25:17 -0800 From: "Andrey Falko" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to fix a hefty (emerge) blocking problem In-Reply-To: <87fxlwojdn.fsf@newsguy.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_7142_9213421.1226517917703" References: <87od0komh9.fsf@newsguy.com> <200811121945.32409.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> <87fxlwojdn.fsf@newsguy.com> X-Archives-Salt: d5d9359b-4d01-4e63-b054-6b85e23ccc80 X-Archives-Hash: 04d805245ce3efb40e6d5e4ee93c6649 ------=_Part_7142_9213421.1226517917703 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann writes: > > [...] Many thanks for the other useful info I've snipped > > >> [blocks b ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc > ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc" > >> is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2) [blocks b ] > >> x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga" is blocking > >> x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2) [blocks b ] > x11-drivers/xf86-video-imstt > >> ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-imstt" is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2) > >> [blocks b ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-cyrix > > > and you need all the videodrivers? I am sure not. So remove them and set > > VIDEO_CARDS in makec.conf. > > A light just went off over my head. For mnths, maybe yrs... I've > wondered why so many x11 drivers would get installed. > > OK, but a quick google on `site:gentoo.org VIDEO_CARDS' didn't turn up > a way to determine what card is on the machine. At least not a > recognizable hit I can see is about that. > > I'm pretty sure I can get that info without opening the cover but I'm > drawing blanks about how. > > > lspci should show you what video card you have. Look for VGA or something like that. For example on my system: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44 [Quadro NVS 285] (rev a1) So for me, I'd use either the nv or nvidia driver. Also, don't you have a video card section in xorg.conf? If you are using vesa or something then put that into your VIDEO_CARDS var. ------=_Part_7142_9213421.1226517917703 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> writes:

[...] Many thanks for the other useful info I've snipped

>> [blocks b     ]  x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-nsc"
>> is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2) [blocks b     ]
>> x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-vga" is blocking
>> x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2) [blocks b     ]  x11-drivers/xf86-video-imstt
>> ("x11-drivers/xf86-video-imstt" is blocking x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.2)
>> [blocks b     ]  x11-drivers/xf86-video-cyrix

> and you need all the videodrivers? I am sure not. So remove them and set
> VIDEO_CARDS in makec.conf.

A light just went off over my head.  For mnths, maybe yrs... I've
wondered why so many x11 drivers would get installed.

OK, but a quick google on `site:gentoo.org VIDEO_CARDS' didn't turn up
a way to determine what card is on the machine.  At least not a
recognizable hit I can see is about that.

I'm pretty sure I can get that info without opening the cover but I'm
drawing blanks about how.



lspci should show you what video card you have. Look for VGA or something like that. For example on my system:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV44 [Quadro NVS 285] (rev a1)

So for me, I'd use either the nv or nvidia driver. Also, don't you have a video card section in xorg.conf? If you are using vesa or something then put that into your VIDEO_CARDS var.
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