Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak wrote:
Well, yum has all the package dependency info in its metadata, so why
can't it apply it both ways (i.e., kernel -> kmod, and kmod -> kernel)?
But more urgently: what's the best way to ensure that you don't have a
non-functioning computer in the morning, because of a driver/kernel
mismatch? Do I have to exclude kernel and kmod* from yum updates?
- Mike
FWIW, on my FC4 systems, the lack of the livna nVidia module won't stop
your computer from working. You will just endup using the nv driver
from xorg which works quite well.
I have found that you "cannot" update the nVidia module on my FC4
machine. It requires a removal and then an install of the new module.
When there is a kernel update out, I will wait until the nVidia module
is available I install the new kernel, remove the old nVidia modules,
install the new modules.
--
Robin Laing
