Tim: >> I've noticed a lot messages about problems with the latest X and kernel >> updates, so I've held off updating. My PCs have i810 chipsets, has >> anyone done the update with the same chipset and knows whether it works >> or has problems? Andy Green: > I don't have anything to give you a straight answer, but note that these > problems are to do with munged displays when X starts initially, and can > be cleared by Ctrl-Alt-F1 / F7 (and apparently Ctrl-Alt-+ and - too). > They're not terrible problems if its just your box. Most people found > the problems are solved by updating module-init-tools anyway. It seemed > the problems may only have been caused for ATI-based video chipsets. I bit the bullet and did all the updates, today, applicable to my box, including: The kernel, module-init-tools, alsa (the ones that I can remember; for some reason the yum.log file hasn't been updated, so I can't check). And all went well, despite suffering a power outage during the download. I let the install do it's business, rebooted with the new kernel, and didn't have to do anything else. This is on an old Gigabyte 6WMMC7 motherboard with on-board i810 video and on-board sound. -- Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.
