Re: ATI driver conflict with xorg-server

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Well with stable versions of the 2 xf86 packages xorg-server & ati-drivers
X does not start saying fglrx module is not found.

I modprobe fglrx & tried again with same error. Sorry can't send actual
errors as can't load email, stuck in console mode.

On 6 Oct 2016 3:57 pm, "Daiajo Tibdixious" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Doing this on phone as chromium update still going (in console mode).
>
> Ati-drivers-15.12-r1 requires xorg-server-1.17.4 or less, yet world update
> insists on pulling in xorg-server-1.8 which then pulls in masked versions
> of xf86-input-evdev & xf86-video-ati & and the emerge dies because the 2
> versions of xorg-server can't co-exist.
>
> I want ati-drivers as my led screen does not look good with basic radeon
> driver.
>
> I am wondering why masked versions are being pulled in as nothing in
> package.accept_keywords nor package.unmask
>
> In world I just have xorg-x11 meta package. I'm wondering if I should
> replace that with specific packages. The ebuild does not suggest its
> pulling in the 1.8 version, but I may be miss-reading it.
>
> I have manually installed the latest stable versions of the affected
> packages & expect it to work.
>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">Well with stable versions of the 2 xf86 packages xorg-server=
 &amp; ati-drivers X does not start saying fglrx module is not found. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I modprobe fglrx &amp; tried again with same error. Sorry ca=
n&#39;t send actual errors as can&#39;t load email, stuck in console mode.<=
/p>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 6 Oct 2016 3:5=
7 pm, &quot;Daiajo Tibdixious&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><p dir=3D"ltr">Doing this on phone as chromium update still g=
oing (in console mode).</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Ati-drivers-15.12-r1 requires xorg-server-1.17.4 or less, ye=
t world update insists on pulling in xorg-server-1.8 which then pulls in ma=
sked versions of xf86-input-evdev &amp; xf86-video-ati &amp; and the emerge=
 dies because the 2 versions of xorg-server can&#39;t co-exist.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I want ati-drivers as my led screen does not look good with =
basic radeon driver.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I am wondering why masked versions are being pulled in as no=
thing in package.accept_keywords nor package.unmask</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">In world I just have xorg-x11 meta package. I&#39;m wonderin=
g if I should replace that with specific packages. The ebuild does not sugg=
est its pulling in the 1.8 version, but I may be miss-reading it.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I have manually installed the latest stable versions of the =
affected packages &amp; expect it to work.</p>
</blockquote></div></div>

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