What is the deal with rpmfusion nvidia updates?

[Mike Chambers]

On Sat, 2014-11-08 at 19:01 -0500, Neal Becker wrote:
> I don't understand why yum doesn't want to install updates when a new kernel is 
> available:
> 
>  sudo yum update
> ...
> ---> Package kernel.x86_64 0:3.16.7-200.fc20 will be installed
> ...
> [nothing about kmod-nvidia-blah]
> 
> ** yum wants to update kernel **
> 
> rpm -qa kmod-nvidia*
> kmod-nvidia-304xx-3.16.6-203.fc20.x86_64-304.123-1.fc20.16.x86_64
> 
> ** kmod-nvidia 3.16.6-203 is already installed **
> 
> yum info kmod-nvidia*
> ...
> Name        : kmod-nvidia-304xx-3.16.7-200.fc20.x86_64
> Arch        : x86_64
> Version     : 304.123
> Release     : 1.fc20.17
> 
> ** OK, there it is!  The kmod I need for the new kernel.  So why doesn't yum 
> want to install it?
> 
> -- 
> -- Those who don't understand recursion are doomed to repeat it
> 

Try to install the new kernel first, then after, see if the new kmod
will update.


Or just use akmod-nvidia and when you install an updated kernel and
reboot, akmod will auto build the new kmod for you (you need to install
kernel-devel along with kmod initially).

-- 
Mike Chambers
Madisonville, KY

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