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bre4the
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 Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: xorg-server-1.7.1 conflicts with xorg-server-1.6.99 required |
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Seems that nvidia hasn't upgraded their legacy driver to support xserver-xorg-1.7.1 so users of legacy driver will get stuck in version 1.6.99. Does somebody know if this issue will be solved, and what does gentoo recommend to the users suffering from this problem? Maybe masking 1.7.1, but is this the best solution?
I've heard about the xf86-video-nouveau driver... I've looked around the official wiki, but it seems this driver isn't a good option if you want 3d hardware acceleration, and i think my module isn't working fine with this driver (GeForce4 440 Go 64M). Also they don't support power management, and this is a disadvantage for portable computers. I don't mind, my portable computer is always connected to the AC Power, and i don't mind if the graphics card never goes to sleep.
Has someone tried to solve this conflict, deleting the nvidia-driver, installing xorg-server-1.7.1 and reinstalling the nvidia-driver. Is xorg-server-1.6.99 a direct dependency for this driver? Will xorg crash if i install the nvidia driver?
NOTE:
A developer posted this in the nvidia forum:
The latest beta driver 190.36, has official support for xserver 1.7.0. While I can't make any concrete promises as to if or when, we do plan to backport support for that server to the 96.43.* legacy series eventually.
Extracted from:
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=139388&highlight=96.43.13
Does someone know about the progress in this issue? |
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energyman76b
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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yes, masking 1.7.1 is the best solution for now.
You don't loose anything not using 1.7.1.
Besides, it is in unstable, so...
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If you try to mix unstable and stable this is what happens.
The newest unstable branch nvidia-drivers version won't have the block.
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rtomek
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| slycordinator wrote: | If you try to mix unstable and stable this is what happens.
The newest unstable branch nvidia-drivers version won't have the block. |
Correct, but the only nvidia cards that are supported by the new nvidia-drivers are 6000 series cards and higher. If you want xorg 1.7.1 you either need to go with the nv (or neuveau) drivers or buy a new laptop. Since nvidia doesn't really support the older cards anymore, I think it is pretty doubtful that you will see any drivers from them for older cards, but you could try waiting it out and see if something does happen, but as the developer said there are no guarantees.
Either you need to mask xorg 1.7.1, switch to nv. |
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bre4the
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There has been lots of feedback regarding this issue in several forums i have posted... and lots of people recommend me to switch to nv. But nv doesn't support 3d hardware rendering. What about nouveau... has someone tried this driver and what is your experience with it?
Thanks for the help... |
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