Another funny update?

[Phil Meyer]

On 06/14/2010 05:13 PM, Marcel Rieux wrote:
> Here's the last update suggestion I received today:
>
> ==============================================================================================================================
>  Package                                    Arch         
> Version                       Repository                        Size
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Installing:
>  kernel                                     x86_64       
> 2.6.32.14-127.fc12            updates                           21 M
> Updating:
>  fuse                                       x86_64       
> 2.8.4-1.fc12                  updates                           71 k
>  fuse-libs                                  x86_64       
> 2.8.4-1.fc12                  updates                           74 k
>  kernel-firmware                            noarch       
> 2.6.32.14-127.fc12            updates                          973 k
>  kernel-headers                             x86_64       
> 2.6.32.14-127.fc12            updates                          754 k
>  sane-backends                              x86_64       
> 1.0.21-2.fc12                 updates                          1.0 M
>  sane-backends-libs                         x86_64       
> 1.0.21-2.fc12                 updates                          2.0 M
>  xscreensaver-base                          x86_64       
> 1:5.11-4.1.fc12.respin1       updates                          406 k
> Removing:
>  kernel                                     x86_64       
> 2.6.32.10-90.fc12             @updates                         103 M
> Removing for dependencies:
>  kmod-nvidia-2.6.32.10-90.fc12.x86_64       x86_64       
> 1:195.36.15-1.fc12.1          @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates        13 M
>
> Transaction Summary
> ==============================================================================================================================
>
> So, the oldest kmod-nvidia is removed with the oldest kernel and it 
> will still be possible to boot with the present kernel. .. but not 
> with the new kernel because the new kmod-nvidia is not installed. 
> Which means newbies will be completely dumbfounded as to why their 
> system suddenly doesn't boot after an update.
>
> Is this done on purpose in order to chase new users away? Is somebody 
> working for Ubuntu here?


It has been said many times before, but here it is again:

If you use the nvidia module from rpmfusion, PLEASE install the 
accompanying akmod-nvidia that will handle this exact situation.

The job of the akmod scripts are to 'rebuild' a kernel module on the fly 
for the running kernel if one is not found.

When installing kmods from rpmfusion, please always install the akmod as 
well, ie:

# yum install kmod-nvidia akmod-nvidia

Here is the current F13 x86_64 list:

akmod-VirtualBox-OSE.x86_64 3.1.8-1                      rpmfusion-free
akmod-em8300.x86_64         0.18.0-1.fc13.5              rpmfusion-free
akmod-kqemu.x86_64          1.4.0-0.2.pre1.fc13.21       rpmfusion-free
akmod-ndiswrapper.x86_64    1.54-4.fc13.20               rpmfusion-free
akmod-nvidia.x86_64         1:195.36.24-1.fc13.5         rpmfusion-nonfree
akmod-omnibook.x86_64       2.20090714-0.4.svn288.fc13.5 rpmfusion-free
akmod-open-vm-tools.x86_64  0.0.0.243334-1.fc13.5        rpmfusion-free
akmod-rt2860.x86_64         2.3.0.0-1.fc13.1             rpmfusion-free
akmod-rt2870.x86_64         2.1.2.0-6.fc13.5             rpmfusion-free
akmod-rt3070.x86_64         2.1.1.0-3.fc13.12            rpmfusion-free
akmod-west-chamber.x86_64   0.0.1-4.20100405svn.fc13.5   rpmfusion-free
akmod-wl.x86_64             5.60.48.36-1.fc13.5          rpmfusion-nonfree
akmod-xtables-addons.x86_64 1.26-1.fc13.3                rpmfusion-free

If you use any of the kmod-* equivalents of the above, please install 
the akmod as well to avoid missing modules in kernel updates that 
precede the kmod release.

Good Luck!