Kim Lux <lux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Yesterday I absentmindedly ran "yum update". Stupid me, I didn't watch > it and apparently a new kernel got installed (2835). 2835? Do you have any testing repository enabled? I subscribe to the fedora-announce-list, but I haven't seen any mail about kernel 2835 (or any other kernel for that matter). > So, then I decide that I am being silly trying to build the driver in > the first place as I've heard great things about livna and they have a > driver prebuilt. So I do a "yum install nvidia" and "yum install > module-nvidia" of course if fails. I've got the wrong package name. So > I shut down Linux and boot XP and go searching on the web to find that > the package name is "kmod-nvidia". yum list available | grep -i nvidia This provides a list of every package with 'nvidia' in the name. Alternatively, you may yum search nvidia For all you commands, try yum help or man yum > Total time wasted, over an hour. And this sort of game happens EVERY > time one upgrades a kernel ! Which is why I use the prebuilt packages in Livna. I haven't touched the original nVidia driver package in years, and it has been a breeze. > Its funny, we have people in the Linux community debating about whether > Linux is ready for the desktop for the average user. With this sort of > issue still alive and well in Linux, the answer to that question is > absolutely NO ! I understand if you didn't know about Livna, but now that you do, there is hardly any reason to do a manual installation. So in my own experience, the question of "ready or not" isn't as clear as you think. > In summary, I am totally frustrated with Nvidia with this driver > situation. I will never, ever buy a piece of Nvidia hardware again > unless this situation is rectified. I'd replace the Nvidia video driver > I have but its built into the laptop that I otherwise love. Be aware that nVidia has comparably a good reputation among Linux users. I have heard a lot worse things about ATI. Regards Ingemar
