On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 09:43 +0200, Chadley Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 04 January 2005 12:56, Przemyslaw Gawronski wrote: > > Hi Fedora users > > > > The subject of nvidia driver was up several times. I've managed to > > install it correctly according to sugestions given on the list. > > > > But, one of the steps was to uninstall xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL rpm. When > > ever I update my system with yum this package gets installed. So I have > > to uninstall it manually and install nvidia driver again. > > > > How do other nvidia users deal with this ? > > > > Thanks > > > > Przemek > > > > -- > > TANREN DOJO - Aikido Club (Warsaw - Poland) http://www.tanren.pl/ > > info: phone: +48506613147 (mon. - fri. 9 - 15) email: dojo@xxxxxxxxx > > Could some-one please answer this thread with a factual statement, as I also > suffer from these symptoms. > I have reloaded my box close on 10 times, and would really like a final > solution that works too. not to mention if the original poster must seek and > destroy for a solution, then he has posted for help here in vain, the list > has not been a benefit to him or the archives. > I can also spend 4 days loading all the packages you lot have suggested. and > would ultimately find a solution. The objective of the mailing list is to > share solutions to problems, not present the poster with problems. > If you have problems don't raise them and answers to other problems. > raise your questions, seek answer and solutions. > > I cannot tell you how frustrating I am getting with the archives and with > google results. all we get is deadend half cocked solutions, we mail the same > question to the mailing and get crapped on for the "so called Answer" lie > burried within a mess of argments and crap like this, That said I will stop > writting now. > > OH what is a solution Please! > Yum can be told to exclude updates to specific packages. my yum.conf file contains this line. exclude=xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL and I never have to worry about the update reinstalling the MESA package that used to interfere with the nvidia driver. > Thanks > > > -- > Chadley Wilson > Redhat Certified Technician > Cert Number: 603004708291270 > Pinnacle Micro > Manufacturers of Proline Computers > ==================================== > Exercise freedom, Use LINUX > ===================================== >
