> On Thursday 03 April 2008, Waleed Harbi wrote: >>Try download nvidia driver from Nvidia web site, then download the >>kernel-dev rpm via yum after that start the installation in level 3. >>Nvidia they have driver for linux, and it is working fine with me. >> >>On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> > The kernels video API was changed withn the first 2.6.25 release > candidate, > and the driver available in the .12.run package will not build on 2.6.25-x > kernels, unless they have released a new driver in the last 24 hours or > so. > I gave up, there is now an ati based 2400HD in this system. But I can't > watch tv with tvtime now, that overlay interface is missing from the > radeonhd > driver. Check the nVIDIA forums. There is a patch for this problem available for download. > As a tv engineer, that sucks, so I'm damned either way. As a tv engineer, you are damned no matter what. > > >>wrote: >>> On Thursday 03 April 2008, Robin Laing wrote: >>> >Axel Thimm wrote: >>> >> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 10:51:56PM -0400, David Kramer wrote: >>> >>> Axel Thimm wrote: >>> >>>>> Does that mean it will prevent a kernel from getting installed if >>> >>> the >>> >>> >>>>> matching kmdls are not available? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> No, I didn't want a security update to be ladt off if it missed a >>> >>>> kmdl. But if you install a kernel the moment it gets released (and >>> >>>> therefore there are no kmdls yet available) once the kmdls are >>> there >>> >>>> yum-plugin-kmdl will make yum update get them for you. >>> >>> >>> >>> .. but this is a Bad Thing when it comes to nvdia, because the next >>> >>> time >>> >>> >>> you reboot, X won't start for a few days. In fact, most kmdls are >>> >>> pretty >>> >>> >>> important for day-to-day operations. Clearly I can see how someone >>> >>> else >>> >>> >>> would want it to work the way you designed it, but that SO doesn't >>> >>> work >>> >>> >>> for me. >>> >> >>> >> Well, one can change the plugin to behave as you want, but indeed >>> most >>> >> users wanted to be asyncronous and not be held back by any third >>> party >>> >> in getting their vendor updates. >>> >> >>> >> If you want to experiment: In the loop where it checks whether a >>> kmdl >>> >> exists or not just add in the case of a failure for a lookup to >>> unmark >>> >> the kernel for installation. Or to add UPDATEDEFAULT=no to >>> >> /etc/sysconfig/kernel before installing it. >>> > >>> >What you are discussing is exactly what dkms is supposed to correct. >>> > >>> >dkms(8) - Linux man page >>> >http://linux.die.net/man/8/dkms >>> > >>> >dkms is a framework which allows kernel modules to be dynamically >>> built >>> >for each kernel on your system in a simplified and organized fashion. >>> > >>> > >>> >Since I moved to dkms, I have not had any issues with nvidia drivers >>> on >>> >any machine. :) >>> >>> Humm, can you say that for post 2.6.25-rc0 kernels? I don't think so, >>> Robin. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers, Gene >>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author) >>> Money cannot buy love, nor even friendship. >>> >>> -- >>> fedora-list mailing list >>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > -- > Cheers, Gene > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Your business will go through a period of considerable expansion. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
