rawhide report: 20060114 changes - NVIDIA driver fix

John Ellson ellson at research.att.com
Sat Jan 14 16:18:20 UTC 2006


Justin Conover wrote:
> On 1/14/06, Build System <buildsys at redhat.com> wrote:
>   
>>
>>
>> Updated Packages:
>>
>> kernel-2.6.15-1.1853_FC5
>> ------------------------
>> * Sat Jan 14 2006 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com>
>> - Make CHRP build again
>>
>> * Fri Jan 13 2006 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com>
>> - Update softmac and add WPA support to bcm43xx driver
>> - 2.6.15-git9
>>
>> * Fri Jan 13 2006 David Woodhouse <dwmw2 at redhat.com>
>> - Add TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK patches.
>> - Fix I/O queue stalls
>>
>>
>>     
> Could any of this affect how nvidia (closed source drivers are installed)?
> I know closed source drivers aren't supported, so please don't turn this
> into a flamefest, but I would appreciate how I can tell yum not to remove
> kernels.
>
> kernel-2.6.15-1.1826.2.10_FC5
> kernel-devel-2.6.15-1.1826.2.10_FC5
>
> Works just fine and I really need my dual screens(twinview) so if you can
> tell me how I can keep those two packages I would appreciate it.
>
> Thank you,
>
>   
BTW There is a patch for the NVIDIA problem in the thread:

    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=62889

John




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