From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: How to fix a hefty (emerge) blocking problem
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:27:26 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <873ahwoich.fsf@newsguy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87fxlwojdn.fsf@newsguy.com
Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>> 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.
Never mind. lspci is my friend
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-12 19:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-12 17:58 [gentoo-user] How to fix a hefty (emerge) blocking problem Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 18:31 ` Dan Wallis
2008-11-12 18:53 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 18:38 ` [gentoo-user] " Mark Knecht
2008-11-12 18:44 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-12 19:11 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 19:15 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-12 19:20 ` Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 21:05 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-12 21:22 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-11-12 19:55 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-12 20:03 ` Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 20:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-12 21:04 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-11-12 18:45 ` [gentoo-user] " Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-12 19:05 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 19:25 ` Andrey Falko
2008-11-12 19:33 ` Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 19:27 ` Harry Putnam [this message]
2008-11-12 19:55 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-13 21:05 ` Dan Wallis
2008-11-13 21:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2008-11-13 21:12 ` Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto
2008-11-13 21:43 ` Dan Wallis
2008-11-13 22:38 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-14 6:40 ` Dirk Uys
2008-11-14 7:09 ` Dale
2008-11-14 7:24 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-13 21:34 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2008-11-12 20:23 ` Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 21:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2008-11-12 21:24 ` Neil Bothwick
2008-11-12 20:54 ` Harry Putnam
2008-11-12 18:49 ` [gentoo-user] " Andrey Falko
2008-11-12 19:13 ` Dirk Heinrichs
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