On Wed January 24 2007 12:41 pm, Robin Laing wrote: > The nVidia RPM issue is frustrating. I have had to remove the > current driver to update to the new driver when a new kernel > came out on my FC4 machines. > > Procedure was install new kernel, remove nVidia drivers > reboot, install new nVidia drivers, reboot. > > I just tried the yum-utils and find that I could possibly > download and install the drivers using this so I will have to > play. > > It should be possible to install the new drivers along with > the new kernel. It is, sort of. It's actually better - dump the Nvidia from Livna and install the ones from freshrpms - also, install the dkms package. What that will do is automatically build a new kernel-module for you each time you upgrade. You'll actually watch it happen if you turn off the splash boot-up screen and watch the text messages. I haven't installed a new kernel module for many months now. -- Claude Jones Brunswick, Md, USA
