Erich Zigler wrote:
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:24:14 -0600 Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recall a kernel before a udev update on F7 that stopped all the
USB plugin memory to stop working. Then the udev update arrived and
all worked again. Now I'm worried that a new kernel will cause my
nVIDIA fix to fail. Or a udev update.
This didn't cause the computer to not boot, but it does make you
gun-shy.
Regarding your NVIDIA issue usually the people over at Livna [1] are
quite fast about pushing out a new RPM with a new kernel. When you do a
yum update and notice a new kernel make sure that a new kmod-nvidia is
in there too.
If you want to run a Linux distribution that has very little chance of
breaking with updates please take a look at Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Desktop or CentOS.
1: I am sure other RPM repositories are just as quick. I do not have
any experience with them though.
I know where I am and will be careful. A kernel update is not a real
problem because you can keep using this old one. But some others can be
a problem. I will not change this computer to another operating system,
and I like it the way it is right now.
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Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
Linux User
#450462 http://counter.li.org.
