Desktop effects question (nVidia)

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On 12/16/2009 06:49 PM, Eli Wapniarski wrote:
> The problem with the rpmfusion installation is that they are usually a bit behind the kernel updates. So, if you've updated your kernel and then rebooted before your computer has been updated to the matching rpmfusion builds, its very likely that your xorg.conf is loading the vesa driver.
>

That is what akmod-nvidia is for. Builds the module for the current 
kernel if it is not there on boot.


[boutilpj at hplaptop TV]$ yum info akmods akmod-nvidia
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Available Packages
Name       : akmod-nvidia
Arch       : x86_64
Version    : 190.42
Release    : 1.fc12.4
Size       : 5.7 M
Repo       : rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
Summary    : Akmod package for nvidia kernel module(s)
URL        : http://www.nvidia.com/
License    : Redistributable, no modification permitted
Description: This package provides the akmod package for the nvidia 
kernel modules.

Name       : akmods
Arch       : noarch
Version    : 0.3.6
Release    : 3.fc12
Size       : 16 k
Repo       : rpmfusion-free
Summary    : Automatic kmods build and install tool
URL        : http://rpmfusion.org/Packaging/KernelModules/Akmods
License    : MIT
Description: Akmods startup script will rebuild akmod packages during system
            : boot while its background daemon will build them for 
kernels right
            : after they were installed.


> Eli
>
> On Thursday 17 December 2009 00:43:20 Colin J Thomson - G6AVK wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Out of curiosity,
>> I am using rpmfusions Nvidia drivers but I can't get any of KDE's desktop
>> effects to work, everything else seems fine. Is this a known problem?
>>
>> All was fine in F11, I've tried to search for some info but no luck so
>> far.
>>
>> Clean install - F12/KDE-4.3.4
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Colin
>>
>




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