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From: David <david@pythontoo.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:03:42 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B19954E.2070008@pythontoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B1991DB.3030802@optonline.net>

dhk wrote:

> I hate to ask . . . how do I recompile all drivers?
> 
> 

This should do it;
emerge $(qlist -C -I x11-drivers/) -1av

also make sure hald is running;
rc-update show

do you have support for evdev included in the kernel?
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml

Try starting X with a blank or minimal xorg.conf
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml#xorg-server

HTH

-- 
David Abbott (dabbott)



  reply	other threads:[~2009-12-04 23:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-03 13:14 [gentoo-user] X fails after new install dhk
2009-12-03 17:01 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-12-04 19:39   ` dhk
2009-12-04 22:01     ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2009-12-04 22:46       ` dhk
2009-12-04 22:34     ` [gentoo-user] " Marcus Wanner
2009-12-04 22:48       ` dhk
2009-12-04 23:03         ` David [this message]
2009-12-04 23:36           ` dhk
2009-12-05  0:19             ` David
2009-12-05 19:36             ` Walter Dnes
2009-12-08 10:41               ` dhk

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