Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X

[Johannes Skov Frandsen <joe@omesc.com>]

Aleksandar L. Dimitrov wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 10:45 +0200, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote:
>   
>> I should then  be using version 8.28.8 of the driver.
>>
>> I have tried coping both the 8.28.8 and the 8.36.5 to my dist folder and
>> tried to run emerge:
>>
>> emerge -va ati-drivers
>>
>> but it only suggests the 8.32.5 version, which as previously mentioned,
>> dos not work.
>>
>> Am I missing to parameters to emerge or?
>>     
>
> You should try 
> $ sudo emerge -va =x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.32.5
> Note that the precise path (before the slash) is mandatory, as is the
> `=' sign. You don't have to copy the stuff into portage/distfiles, but
> maybe your xorg-version could block the merge. Try downgrading then.
>
> But I'm not sure if this could help with your issues.
>
> Regards, Aleks
>
>   
Hi Aleks

Sorry... I get the same error

Joe

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