[gentoo-user] Re: depclean wants to remove xf86-video-intel
On 2022-03-15, Neil Bothwick wrote: > If X doesn't come up, simply re-emerge xf86-video-intel. That won't take > long because you will obviously have quickpkg'd it before depcleaning... You would think so. And you would think that would fix it. -- Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: depclean wants to remove xf86-video-intel
On Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:24:02 - (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: > > I bit the bullet, let it depclean and rebooted. > > I'll give that a go the next time I'm in the office (which is where > the machine in question lives). I've got to remember to drag a loptop > along with me so that if X doesn't come up I can still Google for > help. From what I've seen on both Gentoo and Arch wiki's I believe it > should "just work". But I know that having no other web access besides > my phone will make it fail... If X doesn't come up, simply re-emerge xf86-video-intel. That won't take long because you will obviously have quickpkg'd it before depcleaning... -- Neil Bothwick "There are no stupid questions, just too many inquisitive idiots." pgpHEpEkO_8t2.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
[gentoo-user] Re: depclean wants to remove xf86-video-intel
On 2022-03-14, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:07:54 - (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: > >> I was a bit startled thos morning when emerge --depclean wanted to >> remove xf86-video-intel. I presume this is a result of the switch to >> the "built in" modesetting driver? And there are no corresponding Xorg >> config changes that need to be made? > > I bit the bullet, let it depclean and rebooted. I'll give that a go the next time I'm in the office (which is where the machine in question lives). I've got to remember to drag a loptop along with me so that if X doesn't come up I can still Google for help. From what I've seen on both Gentoo and Arch wiki's I believe it should "just work". But I know that having no other web access besides my phone will make it fail... -- Grant
