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On Tuesday 21 September 2004 9:16 pm, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> i've updated base/virtuals to use xorg-x11 for all the default X related
> virtual providers

Cheers, though it's a shame we still have no new working ATI drivers to use
with the latest version of the server.


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Anthony Gorecki
Ectro-Linux Foundation

On Wednesday 22 September 2004 12:31 am, Anthony Gorecki wrote:
> Cheers, though it's a shame we still have no new working ATI drivers to use
> with the latest version of the server.

you mean ati-drivers right ?
the bundled xorg/linux ones work for me, but i got an old crusty radeon which
ati-drivers doesnt support :(
-mike

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On Tuesday 21 September 2004 9:43 pm, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> you mean ati-drivers right ?

I can't have the update process on my system halted by that package on a
nightly basis; I'll need to start hacking the ebuild fairly shortly if the
problem isn't resolved relatively soon. Is there a time estimate on a working
resolution to this problem?


> the bundled xorg/linux ones work for me, but i got an old crusty radeon
> which ati-drivers doesnt support :(

The Radeon M9 in this system runs reasonably well without the drivers, however
the performance of OpenGL is pitiable without fglrx.


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Anthony Gorecki
Ectro-Linux Foundation

On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 21:49, Anthony Gorecki wrote:
> On Tuesday 21 September 2004 9:43 pm, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > you mean ati-drivers right ?
>
> I can't have the update process on my system halted by that package on a
> nightly basis; I'll need to start hacking the ebuild fairly shortly if the
> problem isn't resolved relatively soon. Is there a time estimate on a working
> resolution to this problem?

man portage

Concentrate on the /etc/portage/package.mask section.

We can't make estimates for how long it will take ATi to do something.
Well, we could, but they'd be completely meaningless.
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Donnie Berkholz
Gentoo Linux

On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:29 pm, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
> Concentrate on the /etc/portage/package.mask section.

I should have added a "without downgrading Xorg" comment to my previous
message. I apologize for the misinterpretation.


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Anthony Gorecki
Ectro-Linux Foundation

Anthony Gorecki wrote:
> On Tuesday 21 September 2004 10:29 pm, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
>
>>Concentrate on the /etc/portage/package.mask section.
>
>
> I should have added a "without downgrading Xorg" comment to my previous
> message. I apologize for the misinterpretation.
>
>

Who says you have to downgrade? Just mask the newer version so it never
gets installed. Once ati-drivers works, you can unmask it and it will
install.

Steve


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