On Oct 30, 2007 8:30 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Lonni J Friedman wrote: > > On Oct 30, 2007 7:37 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Chris Jones wrote: > >> > >>> Karl Larsen wrote: > >>> > >>>> I had nvidia running fine on this computer using the kmod-nvidia > >>>> files that come from fedora. Then I was told about better nvidia > >>>> software from their web site. I got it and tried to install it on > >>>> this computer. It did not install and it ruined the older nvidia. > >>>> > >>> Not a good idea to do that. > >>> > >>> Note that the livna driver is *exactly* the same as the one you got > >>> from the nvidia site, just repackaged as an rpm. There is nothing > >>> "better" about it. > >>> > >>> Just my opinion, but I would always recommend the rpm based driver > >>> over the standard nvidia installer any day. In my opinion it simply > >>> interacts better with fedora systems (understandable, since the nvidia > >>> installer has to work with any generic linux system,, whereas the > >>> fedora rpm can be fine tuned to fedora). > >>> > >>> Jusrt a warning, but if carry on with the official nvidia installer, > >>> you are going to have to rerun the installer by hand for each new > >>> kernel you install. The livna Personally I would try and go back to > >>> the livna rpm since then you can ue the yum kmod plugin that means you > >>> will automatically get the the kmod for each new kernel installed for > >>> you, each time. Plus, in my opinion the rpm installation acts more > >>> sanly when things go wrong, falling back to the nv driver. > >>> > >>> Chris > >>> > >>> > >> I can not disagree with you on most, but the quality of the color > >> from the run package IS superior. I have lots of pictures and display > >> stuff with VLC and the colors are better. > >> > > > > Only nvidia builds the actual driver, and any RPMs are still shipping > > the exact same driver binary. If you truly believe that you're > > getting different runtime behavior, then you have an amazing > > imagination, and shouldn't be wasting your time here. > > > > > Well you are wasting your time. Why can't I? Clearly anyone responding to your emails is wasting their time. I won't make that mistake again.
