Gentoo update ?

ultraViolet · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: Gentoo update ?

Hi ! I know this question will be a completely stupid one, but I really to know what is happening to my gentoo box....

Here is the problem :
My computer was installed with a 2004.1 Live CD. When I installed gentoo, I read somewhere that the update were automatic, no need to upgrade (like mandrake). All was working fine, but I updated Kde and a lot of other thing this week, and now, all is unstable. Most : when I want to upgrade my sytem anew, portage says that my config is not supported anymore...
Recently, I've read that a lot of people are asking help with the 2004.2 install process. So I"m not sure if I am required to install 2004.2 live cd for the things to work again ? :oops:

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t1deman · n00b Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 65 Location: california

there are a couple of things.
You shouldn't have to install 2004.2. your problems are fixable. "emerge -u world" gets you to 2004.2 or better.
How did you update KDE?

ultraViolet · Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 7:30 pm Post subject:

To be more specific, there are numerous problems :
- my encrypted harddrives seems to take more ressources than before.
- all my softwae using GL have becomed slow (but AGP is ok).
- The borders of windows of kde dissapears suddenly without reasons I coul figure out. I use ctrl bs alt to exit.
- Sometimes the keyboard and mouse are freezing
- enemey territory is unplayable (it is a emulated 32 bits version, which was working before). I update my system dayly using emerge -UD world, and use etc-update but I'm carefull about what I choose to change or not. But I'm using the kernel v11 and I have seen that the 12 and 13 version were out. Is there a chance that the the new kde ebuids need the v13 to work correctly ?

headache · Apprentice Joined: 26 May 2004 Posts: 226

Never use ´emerge -UD´ it´s evil!

There are numerous threads about how to safely upgrade with emerge, I suggest a quick search for some of them in order to gain more knowledge about the process.
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t1deman · n00b Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 65 Location: california

ok, first things first. Try an emerge -u world (that is lowercase u). Then try upgrading to the latest kernel. This sounds like a opengl or X problem. What video card are you using? Check out opengl-update and try re-emerging your video drivers. I know nvidia has been releasing a lot of updates.

Try that and see if it works. Otherwise some details that will help:
*What X are you using, xfree or xorg?
*what kernel (the whole version number)?
*what video card hardware?
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ultraViolet · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 6:56 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the answers... I have finally solved the problem using a emerge -e (I think I have done a mistake before emerging other things with "~x86" flags....)