Jorge Peixoto de Morais Neto wrote: >>> 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) > >
What you say may be true, pretty sure it is, but what he is doing is not working, hence him coming here for help. Since I have nvidia in mine and it works fine, thought he may want to try that. What I posted is not wrong, just another way of doing it. Up to him if he wants to try it or not. Also, nv does not work well for me either. It is dreadfully slow and uses a lot of CPU time. At least that is how it was the last time I used it. Things change. Dale :-) :-)
