unable to --unmerge blocks B

[hedmo]

hi im trying to emerge ati-drivrivers but get a block =

(chroot) livecd / # emerge ati-drivers
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild N ] dev-util/gperf-3.0.4
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/dmidecode-2.10
[ebuild N ] sys-libs/libutempter-1.1.5
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/eject-2.1.5-r2 USE="nls"
[ebuild N ] app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.0.9
[ebuild N ] media-libs/freetype-2.3.11 USE="X -bindist -debug -doc -fontforge -utils"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libxkbfile-1.0.6 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.3
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/randrproto-1.3.1
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.2
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/renderproto-0.11
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libfontenc-1.0.5 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/damageproto-1.2.0
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/dri2proto-2.1
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.1.0
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/fontsproto-2.1.0
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/resourceproto-1.1.0
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.15 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/fixesproto-4.1.1
[ebuild N ] dev-perl/XML-Parser-2.36
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xf86miscproto-0.9.3
[ebuild N ] sys-power/acpid-1.0.10_p4
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/compositeproto-0.4.1
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.1
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/videoproto-2.3.0
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.2.0
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libpciaccess-0.10.9 USE="-debug -minimal"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/rgb-1.0.3 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.3 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.1.0
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/recordproto-1.14
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/pixman-0.16.2 USE="mmx sse2 (-altivec) -debug"
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/pciutils-3.1.4 USE="zlib -network-cron"
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/dbus-1.3.0 USE="X -debug -doc (-selinux) -test"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.6 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-wm/twm-1.0.4 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] net-misc/netkit-rsh-0.17-r9 USE="pam"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xmessage-1.0.2-r1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] media-fonts/font-util-1.1.1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.2 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXi-1.3 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20081109
[ebuild N ] sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.51-r2 USE="lvm1 readline static (-clvm) (-cman) (-selinux)"
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/libusb-0.1.12-r5 USE="-debug -doc -nocxx"
[ebuild N ] virtual/eject-0
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.5 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/mkfontscale-1.0.7 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xkbcomp-1.1.1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXfont-1.4.1 USE="-debug -ipv6"
[ebuild N ] x11-proto/glproto-1.4.10
[ebuild N ] dev-util/intltool-0.40.6-r1
[ebuild N ] virtual/libusb-0
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXinerama-1.1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libxkbui-1.0.2 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXres-1.0.4 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] sys-fs/cryptsetup-1.0.6-r2 USE="nls -dynamic (-selinux)"
[ebuild N ] dev-libs/dbus-glib-0.80 USE="-bash-completion -debug -doc -test"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xsm-1.0.1-r1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/luit-1.0.4 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.1.0 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXfixes-4.0.4 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXrandr-1.3.0 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-1.7
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/usbutils-0.86-r1 USE="zlib -network-cron"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/mkfontdir-1.0.5 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] media-fonts/encodings-1.0.3 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.2 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] media-fonts/font-alias-1.0.1 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXdamage-1.1.2 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] media-libs/mesa-7.5.2 USE="nptl xcb -debug -motif -pic" VIDEO_CARDS="-intel -mach64 -mga -none -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -s3virge -savage -sis (-sunffb) -tdfx -trident -via"
[ebuild N ] app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20081109 USE="opengl"
[ebuild N ] virtual/glu-7.0
[ebuild N ] virtual/opengl-7.0
[ebuild N ] media-libs/glew-1.5.1
[ebuild N ] media-libs/fontconfig-2.7.3 USE="-doc"
[ebuild N ] app-admin/eselect-fontconfig-1.0
[ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXft-2.1.14 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] media-fonts/font-misc-misc-1.0.0 USE="X nls"
[ebuild N ] x11-terms/xterm-250 USE="unicode -Xaw3d -toolbar -truetype"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xclock-1.0.4 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-apps/xinit-1.0.8-r10 USE="pam -consolekit -debug -minimal"
[ebuild N ] sys-apps/hal-0.5.13-r2 USE="X crypt -acpi -apm -consolekit -debug -dell -disk-partition -doc -laptop -policykit (-selinux)"
[ebuild N ] app-misc/hal-info-20090716
[ebuild N ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.1 USE="hal nptl xorg -debug -dmx -ipv6 -kdrive -minimal -sdl -tslib"
[ebuild N ] x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10 USE="modules (multilib) -debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.4.0 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.3.0 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.5.0 USE="-debug"
[ebuild N ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7 INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -citron -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -joystick -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -virtualbox -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx -apm -ark -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev (-geode) -glint -i128 (-i740) (-impact) (-imstt) -intel -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -radeonhd -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l (-vermilion) -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo) (-xgi)"
[blocks B ] >=x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.0 (">=x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.0" is blocking x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10)

* Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be
* installed at the same time on the same system.

('ebuild', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.1', 'merge') pulled in by
>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3 required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.3.0', 'merge')
>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.3 required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.4.0', 'merge')
>=x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.99.901 required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.5.0', 'merge')
(and 1 more)

('ebuild', '/', 'x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.10', 'merge') pulled in by
x11-drivers/ati-drivers required by ('ebuild', '/', 'x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.7', 'merge')
ati-drivers


For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked

(chroot) livecd / #

[Veldrin]

ati-drivers is incompatible with xorg-server-1.7 --> read here

to mask it, do the following

[John R. Graham]

Sometimes blocks are legitimate issues, not just annoyances to solve. Currently xorg-server-1.7* doesn't get along with the ATI drivers. See this thread.

- John
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