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[Karl Larsen]

David Boles wrote:
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> Claude Jones wrote:
> | On Sat January 12 2008, Karl Larsen wrote:
> |> I would like to try the re-packaged rpm files from Fedora. How do
> |> you start the update system so it works with every new kernel? I think
> |> someone said you have to go to freshrpms wherever that is :-)
> |
> | Karl: Go to freshrpms.net
> |
> | A little way down is the instruction:
> | "The easiest way to install freshrpms.net packages is to click here 
> from
> | within firefox.........."
> |
> | Click on the word 'here' and that will install the freshrpms repo
> | Keep in mind that some packages from freshrpms MAY clash with 
> packages from
> | the livna repository, if you also have that enabled. Tread carefully.
> | Personally, I switched to freshrpms as my sole repo for most non-fedora
> | packages. If you want to go with their nVidia package, you'll have 
> to first
> | uninstall the tarball you've installed from the nVidia site. I don't 
> remember
> | the instruction, but you should be able to find it.
> |
> | When you install the nVidia package from freshrpms, it will also pull
> | the 'dkms' package, which stands for 'dynamic kernel module script' 
> - each
> | time you reboot your machine after that, that script will check your
> | installed nVidia kernel-module against your running kernel and if 
> it's not
> | correct, it will automatically build a new kernel module for you before
> | continuing the boot - when your machine comes up after a new kernel 
> update,
> | you will see this happen, and your machine will come up fully 
> working with
> | the nVidia driver.
> |
> | Note that there are some reports of some folks having problems with 
> a package
> | or two using the freshrpms package. I believe Gene H and Ric M have 
> reported
> | such issues in the past. I have been running the freshrpms nVidia 
> drivers on
> | multiple machines for a couple of years now without issues.
>
>
> I don't pay too much attention to those two. Ric is really crazy and 
> Gene is
> really old.
>
> This is were I duck under my desk.  ;-)
>
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> ~  David
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    Well I see where anyone would get confused. I had to look at the 
kernel I am now using and tried two that were wrong before I got the 
right one. I think there are 25 Nvidia packages on freshrpm.

I hope it will be automatic from now on :-)


Karl


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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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