I keep checking http://www2.educ.umu.se/~peter/nvidia/ for the new kernel-module-nvidia-drivers but there has been not change there
since kernel-module-nvidia-driver-2.4.22-1.2129.nptl so as a result
I am still using the 2129 kernel. I did try installing
kernel-2.2.22-1.2140.nptl but could not start X with that kernel, I
am assuming because I have the wrong kernel-module-nvidia-drivers
installed. Does anyone know anything about present and future
updates from http://www2.educ.umu.se/~peter/nvidia/ ?
The README file on the site says they will be moving to the rpm.livna.org repository soon. Keep an eye out over there.
I've been poking around over there too.... but didn't see anything yet :)
>Until then, you can use the
source rpm in the SRPMS directory to "roll your own".
1) install the kernel-source package for the new kernel (install it with 'rpm -ivh' to avoid removing the current kernel-source. 2) download the nvidia kernel module srpm. 3) build a new rpm with 'rpmbuild --rebuild --define "kernel 2.4.22-1.2149.nptl" --target <ARCH> nvidia-driver-1.0.4496-0.fdr.10.1.src.rpm' where <ARCH> is your processor architecture: i386, i586, i686, athlon, etc.. 4) you'll now have an rpm in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/<ARCH> that you can use to install the updated nvidia kernel module when you update the kernel. Actually, there will be three rpms there. However, you don't need to install the debug-info rpm and you should already have nvidia-glx installed. Also, if you use 'rpm -ivh' instead of 'rpm -Uvh', you won't overwrite the old nvidia kernel module.
Okay thanks, I'll give it a go. But I have a question about your last
statement.... Does that mean it I use "rpm -ivh" when installing the new nvidia kernel module that the old one will still work with the old kernel if I need to boot into the old kernel?
-- HD
Tipping my hat to Fedora.
