On 08/17/2015 02:45 PM, David A. De Graaf wrote: > When an nvidia card is present, the akmod-nvidia package is present, > and a new kernel is installed, it is necessary to ensure that a new > nvidia.ko module is created. One might expect that this would be a > natural requirement of the dnf process, which would not terminate > until that task had been accomplished. > > Sadly, it is NOT. Until this is fixed, what I do to protect myself > against a failed reboot is this: > > 1) Near the end of the dnf update, run top and watch for abnormally > intense cpu activity AFTER dnf concludes, looking especially for > instances of cc1, rpmbuild, and any other processes being run by user > 'akmods'. These suggest that the building of nvidia.ko is underway. > Do NOT reboot until this is done. > > 2) Look for the existence of the new module for the NEW kernel: > find /lib/modules -name nvidia.ko > Only if it exists, is it safe to reboot. I see the one for my current kernel: /lib/modules/4.1.4-200.fc22.x86_64/extra/nvidia/nvidia.ko > > 3) If not, try to build it manually (as root, of course): > akmods > or > akmods --force I thought the /usr/sbin/akmods --force WAS the manual way.. what is another way? > > 4) If this fails and an error message says why, the new kernel must > NOT be used. Edit /boot/grub2/grub.cfg to change the default from 0 > to 1. Wait for a solution. I have other kernel options, but I don't think any have the nvidia module. can I create a file for those? -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
