Re: nvidia or ati ?

From: micheal (sundance_at_sundanceloki.com)
Date: 10/30/05

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Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:25:28 -0600

    On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 22:43 +0200, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
    > Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
    > ...
    > > This should not happen -- the livna package should disable the nvidia
    > > driver and switch to nv when the kernel-module for the new kernel is
    > > missing. If not file a bug.
    >
    > This :-( :-( "feature" made me dump the livna way a long time ago.
    >
    > Not only do you have to get the kernel module installed, you
    > also have to set up X again to use the nvidia driver.
    >
    > Now if only some cleaver rpm dependencies could be set
    > up so that the kernel isn't updated until a new livna
    > nvidia rpm is available - that would be useful!
    >
    > Mogens
    >
    > --
    > Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department
    > Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark
    > Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08
    > Email: mk@crc.dk Homepage: http://www.crc.dk
    >

    I may be daft, but for my ATI card, whenever I update my kernel from
    updates released it defautls to use the radeon driver. I just update the
    kernel-module from livna manually.

    I don't see why this would not work for nVidia.

    Micheal 

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