As 4.2.99 isn't the "stable" version, it's masked and you have to emerge it differently. You can either do:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=~x86 emerge xfree or emerge /usr/portage/x11-base/xfree/xfree-4.2.99.4.ebuild However, as the above thread notes, 4.3.0 is out, so soon there'll be ebuild for that as well :) On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 05:44:58PM -0700, Matt Davis wrote: > OK, well, for some reason when I emerge xfree it goes striaght to 4.2.1. > Originally, X got installed when I tried to emerge links for a command line > browser. > > Once I get 4.2.99 on here, I'm sure I'll have no problem. Its getting to > that point right now. Any ideas how I can force an emerge to the higher > version? I've tried upgrade world/system, and emerge sync. > > Really confused now :-). > > M. > -- > "They say that time can make a difference. > But age doesn't make you a man" - Creed in Young Grow Old > AIM: TheAgen7 ICQ: 4632557 > Yahoo: UnixDeity MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blacklot.us > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] GeForce 4 with XFree in Gentoo? > From: gabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, February 27, 2003 17:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Fri, 2003-02-28 at 00:54, Matt Davis wrote: > > Wow, I've never had a distro make me feel like such a n00b but I've > > got a quick question. I performed an emerge xfree and set up xfree > > as I usually do (using the nv driver) but it isn't working. I look > > in the log and on the nv driver it only goes up to GeForce 3. > > > > Hmmmm. > > > > I'm using the gentoo sources for when I built my kernel. I looked > > through the FAQ and can't even get to the point where that is > > helpful (hoping for a more step by step solution)... it says try > > Xfree using NV as a driver first and I can't get that working. > > > > Any ideas? Did I somehow get a really old version of X? Log says > > 4.2.1. I've emerged nvidia-glx. > > the problem is that xfree 4.2.x only supports geforces up to 3 > geforce4 is supported in xfree 4.3... > > so you can do 2 things: > (from now on i refer to 'nv' as the xfree-geforce driver and 'nvidia' > as the driver from www.nvidia.com > > 1. emerge xfree will install xfree4.2.99 ( which is basically an > xfree4.3 prerelease) on your computer, and it will work > 2. emerge nvidia-kernel and emerge nvidia-glx. this will install the > binary driver from www.nvidia.com > > > you have to use opengl-update ( it tells the system which opengl > driver to use.. possibilities : "opengl-update xfree" "opengl-update > nvidia" ) > > you have to modify your /etc/X11/XF86Config: > if you're going to use the xfree-driver, > Driver "nv" > in the appropriate section > > if you're going to sue the nvidia-binary-driver, > Driver "nvidia" > > that's all, > gabor > > p.s: the nv driver is more stable + no 3d acceleration at all.. the > nvidia driver is less stable + faster in 2d + 3d acceleration > > > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -- > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://arcterex.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- "The only thing that experience teaches us is that experience teaches us nothing. -- Andre Maurois (Emile Herzog) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
