On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:56 -0700, Pete Travis <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote : > yum install akmod-nvidia > > The akmod will build the module locally when there is disparity > between the kmod and kernel versions. You can install them both and > not think about it again. Super! This works very nicely. Installed it, then rebooted and now back to high resolution. Also, this is a principle I'm not too familiar with, this capacity for certain drivers to rebuild themselves when needed. I think VmWare also uses that (at last ! ;-). ... If what's at work here with akmod-nvidia is that. Within Fedora, are there any other drivers that works int he same way ? Could be useful to know. > Do NOT install the NVIDIA...RUN blob. We have sane repos and > competent package management, there is no reason to abandon them > because rpmfusion is a day or two behind the kernel. This method is > not sustainable, irrevocably changes system files that it shouldn't, > and is not supportable here. I also prefer to stick with the dedicated repositories. Thanks. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
