On Thu, 2006-05-18 at 20:11 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > Oh, I didn't ask you what you had to do, that I already know. I asked > you "whose recommendation" are you following. > > Been using the nvidia drivers for years now. Yes, there is a bit of > work involved when a new kernel is released....but following a few rules > makes life easier. > > 1. Exclude the kernel updates from normal yum updates. Do you kernel > updates manually after you listening to masses complain or not. A > fiasco happened not too long ago..... > > 2. Manually update the kernel and kernel-devel packages. > > 3. Boot and at the grub screens append a 3 to kernel params to bring > the system up to level 3. > > 4. Run the nvidia install again....will fix things up. > > 5. Reboot.... > > Your done.... No fuss no muss.... At least I've not had any in the > past 2 years...but then I'm conservative. I too have been happily using the nvidia installer for years without problems. One thing I would add is that after the initial full install of the nvidia driver use the -K option when installing for new kernels: ./NVIDIA-<version>-pkg1.run -K This installs the kernel module for the new kernel but does not uninstall earlier modules, allowing you to boot any previous kernels you may have installed and use X. -- Brian Gaynor www.pmccorp.com FC4/Linux on DELL Inspiron 5160 3.0Ghz canis 10:22:56 up 1:52, 1 user, load average: 0.60, 0.37, 0.19
