Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask-RESOLVED

2009-10-31 Thread Dale
Maxim Wexler wrote: >> Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may >> interfere with package.mask ? >> >> You sure you have the file as package.mask ? You know, spelled right >> and all? I mention because it sounds like something I would do. lol >> >> Dale >> > > I g

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask-RESOLVED

2009-10-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
> Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may > interfere with package.mask ? > > You sure you have the file as package.mask ? You know, spelled right > and all? I mention because it sounds like something I would do. lol > > Dale I guess I shouldn't feel so embarrassed t

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask

2009-10-31 Thread Dale
Maxim Wexler wrote: >> check that you don't have the ebuild listed in package.unmask >> >> > package.unmask is empty, haven't needed it yet. Only just started > stocking a fresh install. > > > Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may interfere with package.mask ?

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask

2009-10-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
> check that you don't have the ebuild listed in package.unmask > package.unmask is empty, haven't needed it yet. Only just started stocking a fresh install.

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask

2009-10-31 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 31 October 2009 23:44:00 Maxim Wexler wrote: > Hi group, > > From the gentoo docs: > > "Older cards such as the GeForce FX 5 series should use the 173.x > drivers, such as nvidia-drivers-173.14.15. For these cards, you should > mask >=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-174.00 in your > /etc/p

[gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask

2009-10-31 Thread Maxim Wexler
Hi group, >From the gentoo docs: "Older cards such as the GeForce FX 5 series should use the 173.x drivers, such as nvidia-drivers-173.14.15. For these cards, you should mask >=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-174.00 in your /etc/portage/package.mask file. This will prevent newer versions of the driver