On 11/4/07, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > > I was just out on a 3000 mile run (my oldest daughter is dying of cancer, > > maybe a week left), taking my HP DV5120us lappy with me, which has a bcm4318 > > radio in it. > > > > Partway through the trip, while hooked to a cat5 cable I ran yumex and let it > > update the box, which included the kernels, latest is now a 2.6.23-1 variant, > > but it removed the kernels that I had been running ndiswrapper with > > flawlessly. > > > It should not remove the running kernel! I am guessing that you > booted a kernel that was not using ndiswrapper when doing the > update. I have also run into problems sometime when an add-on module > that is tied to the kernel version installs as an upgrade and > deletes the version(s) for the older kernels. In that case, you can > lose the module for the running kernel. This is a packager problem. > On the other hand, it can be hard to upgrade an installed module for > the same kernel because the new one has files conflicting with the > old one. Disable installonlyn and you will not have to worry about yum removing a kernel, running or not. The feature may make sense for RHEL but not for Fedora (too short a life span to fill up the default 100 MB /boot directory). > > 2. Running roadnav while on the road, the screen blanker drove me nuts, and > > this is something that I tried to turn off but found I had to park the mouse > > where it got constantly jiggled in order to keep it alive more than 10 > > minutes, all this while running on a lighter plugin supply which makes it > > think its on AC power. > > > > Having to lean over the console in my truck to where the lappy was sitting in > > the shotgun seat to find and tap the spacebar was both an irritation, and > > multiplied the in-advertant lane wobbles that cause accidents by at least an > > order. At the ripe old age of 73, I don't need that a bit. > > > > So whats the cure for the blanker caused blue smoke from my ears? > > > One thing that may work is to run something like "xset dpms off" in > an xterm. As long as nothing else overrides it, your screen will not > blank. I am assuming that you already have the screen saver turned off. > > We can not have you weaving all over the road! It is bad enough that > you are looking over at the laptop when driving. (I find that a > small 12V monitor like they use for backup cameras mounted where you > can glance at it without taking your eyes off the road work well. I > thought about the review mirror replacement displays, but the sun > visor ones would be easier to read. What I really want is a heads-up > display for the motor home. Don't do that in California. It's against the law. > Mikkel
