>> Someone noticed I had too many x11 drivers installed and suggested I >> set the /etc/make.conf VIDEO_CARDS variable (which I never have set >> before) >> >> I figured out I have an nvidia card so set VIDEO_CARDS="nv" >> >> Now with my emerge -vuDN @system @world complete I'm unable to start >> X. (More on that later in a separate thread) >> >> << SNIP >> >> >> Whats all that for? >> >> Checking dependancies on a few I see: >> >> dep -l x11-drivers/xf86-video-voodoo: >> ! x11-base/xorg-x11-6.9 >> >> on all I checked. >> >> What can this mean? >> >> > > Give this a shot: > > VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" No, "nvidia" is for the proprietary binary nvida driver. The free driver for nvidia cards is called NV. I have a GeForce4 MX 440 and I have this in my make.conf: VIDEO_CARDS="nv vesa"
And this results in $ emerge -pv xorg-server These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies ... done! [ebuild R ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.3.0.0-r6 USE="nptl sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -dri -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -xprint" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick -magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nv vesa -apm -ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 (-impact) -imstt -intel -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nsc -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vga -via -vmware -voodoo" 0 kB and $ equery list x11-drivers/ [ Searching for all packages in 'x11-drivers' among: ] * installed packages [I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-1.1.5-r1 (0) [I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.1.1 (0) [I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.2.3 (0) [I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-nv-2.1.9 (0) [I--] [ ] x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0 (0) -- Software is like sex: it is better when it is free - Linus Torvalds
