emerging problems

saidin · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

I am trying to emerge alien, I like this program to convert packages from rpm to another, but I cannot get it. It tries to connect to various site but is unable to do so and then stops the emerge process.
I need to unpack ATI's radeon drivers, which come in the rpm format. Is there a file that I need to edit to add more places for emerge to try and connect to......and can I find a list of what sites have what source!?!
Sorry, I am new to the gentoo game....and not that familiar with how emerge works :wink:

scott_ell · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 4:27 pm Post subject:

What specifically are the errors? Please post output if possible.

If the problem is that you cannot connect to a mirror. You can add mirrors to your /etc/make.conf as so:

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

Moved from Installing Gentoo.
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saidin · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

--Sorry about posting to the wrong area :oops:

I fixed the emerge problem....my roomate unplugged the router argh...I do not know why he did it, but I am mad at him

I have another question. I got the alien to work and was able to convert my ati package....and it work well. I installed the driver, and cannot get x to start. This is b.c the version of XFree I got is 4.3.0 ... .. . and the drivers do not work with that version. How can I uninstall 4.3.0 and get a version of 4.2.XXX. I need to use the ATI driver and not the Xfree b.c the xfree does not have 3d support for my videocard! Thanks for the help!

saidin · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 10

so how can I emerge an older version of xfree.?