nvida drivers

[Robin Laing]

Ewan Mac Mahon wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 02:52:47PM -0700, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Armin Moradi <feng.shaun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well, I don't think there are updated drivers for the newest kernel yet, so
>>> you just have to wait!  That's why you don't have 3D effects.
>>
>> No, that's not right. 
> 
> It is if the OP is (sensibly) using the livna packaged drivers; the
> livna build system is out of commission at the moment. Some details, and
> couple of possible work-arounds, here:
> <http://thorstenl.blogspot.com/2008/09/live-is-bitch-livna-buildsys-down-thus.html>
> 
> 
> Ewan
> 

This is one reason that I like the FreshRPMs way of doing the kernel 
mod.  It will re-create the kernel module on reboot as required using 
Dynamic Kernel Modules (DKMS).

The only time this didn't work was when the Nvidia driver was not 
compatible with the kernel.


-- 
Robin Laing