FC13 PS2 Mouse/Keyboard stops working after a while

[Ken Smith]

Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 04/05/2011 02:14 PM, Ken Smith wrote:
>> So maybe this is an issue
>> with X. I'm using the nVidia binary blob driver but the problem was
>> there with the nouveau driver.
>
> You need to understand that the nVidia driver has to be re-installed 
> every time the kernel is updated.  My advice is go here and follow the 
> instructions for installing the Fedora version of the drivers: 
> http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=204752
>
> If you go the basic route with kmod-nvidia, the kmod will generally 
> update at about the same time as the kernel; if not, don't try the new 
> kernel until it does, generally within a day or so.  If you use 
> akmod-nvidia, it will build a new kmod on the fly at boot if needed.  
> It does, however, need the appropriate kernel-devel package installed 
> and for some reason, it's not properly listed as a dependency.  I 
> don't know why Leigh didn't mention that in his guide, but you only 
> need to worry about it once, because that gets updated along with the 
> kernel.  Don't forget that once you've done the installation, you need 
> to get into init 3 and uninstall the binary blob before rebooting into X.
>
Sorry my bad explanation - I'm using kmod-nvidia. But, as I said, the 
problem pre existed my use of the nvidia driver.

Thanks Ken

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