On 17/10/2015 16:59, [email protected] wrote: > Heiko Baums <[email protected]> [15-10-17 15:44]: >> Am 17.10.2015 um 13:07 schrieb [email protected]: >> >>> previously I had emerged nvidia-settings seperately. This leads to an >>> problem with a recent update, because the nvidia-settings were >>> pulling in the old version of the nvidia-drivers and the update wants >>> the new version of the drivers. >>> >>> So I emerge -C'ed the nvidia-settings, set the USE-flag 'tools' for >>> the drivers and updated...it works. >>> >>> This morning ... updateing my Gentoo box again, the same scenario >>> happens again...nvidia-settings (old version) were missing (why?) >>> and again wants the old driver while emerge wants the new one. >>> >>> How can I get out of this? >> >> Do you have xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin with >> USE="video_cards_nvidia" resp. VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" installed? >> >> Because this pulls in media-video/nvidia-settings. >> >> My guess is that media-video/nvidia-settings is now included in >> x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers and is therefore not needed anymore as a >> separate package. >> >> As a workaround, because I hadn't had time to file a bug report when I >> discovered this, I just reinstalled xfce-extra/xfce4-sensors-plugin with >> USE="-video_cards_nvidia". >> >> There are some other packages which pull in media-video/nvidia-settings >> if VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" is set. So if you don't use Xfce it's probably >> one of those packages. >> >> Just run `equery depends nvidia-settings` or `emerge -pv --tree ...` to >> see by which package it gets pulled in. >> > > Hi Heiko, > (_sounds_ somehow redundant, hahahaha! ;) > > Thanks for the help! :) > The equery command found three more of those: > app-admin/conky-1.9.0-r3 (nvidia ? media-video/nvidia-settings) > sci-libs/vtk-6.1.0-r1 (video_cards_nvidia ? media-video/nvidia-settings) > sys-apps/hwloc-1.10.0-r2 (gl ? media-video/nvidia-settings) > > I fixed that via accorinding use-flag setting as you suggested but > unfortunately vtk is ignoring my manipulations: > > [I] sci-libs/vtk > Available versions: ~6.0.0^t (~)6.1.0^t 6.1.0-r1^t {R +X all-modules > aqua boost cg doc examples ffmpeg gdal imaging java json kaapi mpi mysql odbc > offscreen postgres python qt4 rendering smp tbb tcl test theora tk views web > xdmf2 ELIBC="FreeBSD" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"} > Installed versions: 6.1.0-r1^t(05:31:39 06/13/15)(X rendering tcl tk -R > -all-modules -aqua -boost -cg -doc -examples -ffmpeg -gdal -imaging -java > -json -kaapi -mpi -mysql -odbc -offscreen -postgres -python -qt4 -smp -tbb > -test -theora -views -web -xdmf2 ELIBC="-FreeBSD" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7" > VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia") > Homepage: http://www.vtk.org/ > Description: The Visualization Toolkit > > > There is no 'nvidia-settings" use-flag with vtk. > > But nevertheless - it pulls it in: > [nomerge ] sci-libs/vtk-6.1.0-r1::gentoo USE="X rendering tcl tk -R > -all-modules (-aqua) -boost -cg -doc (-examples) -ffmpeg -gdal -imaging -java > -json -kaapi -mpi -mysql -odbc -offscreen -postgres -python -qt4 -smp -tbb > {-test} -theora -views -web -xdmf2" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7" > VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" > [ebuild N ~] media-video/nvidia-settings-355.11::gentoo USE="-examples > -gtk3" 0 KiB > > > Am I lost? ;)
Update: I see at least the latest nvidia-drivers (358.09) includes nvidia-settings. If that driver supports your hardware, you can unmerge nvidia-settings, put nvidia-drivers back in world and the whole problem goes away -- Alan McKinnon [email protected]
