Re: need perm. fix for monitor/display problem.

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On 12/14/22 8:45 PM, home user wrote: (see bottom if needed)

essential background review:
* the Nov. 03 "dnf upgrade" that caused the display problem also upgraded the kernel from 5.19.16-200 to 6.0.5-200.fc36.
* I've been using the 5.19.16-200 exclusively since then.
* I've done no further dnf commands since Nov. 03.

As recommended, I'll assume that the nvidia driver now in RPM Fusion non-free 36 updates is the needed fix.

Question #1:
When I do the fix, should I do it while booted in 5.19.16-200.fc36 or while booted in 6.0.5-200.fc36?

Question #2:
Do I simply do (as root) "dnf upgrade" and then reboot,
or do I need to do something else/more?
If something else/more, then please spell out the proper steps.

thanks,
Bill.

f36; workstation is 9 years old; dual boot (the other OS is the nearly useless windows-7); dual monitor; stand-alone (not a part of a LAN, WAN, etc.); I don't have other hardware to fall back on, not even a cell phone; nvidia geforce gtx 660 graphics card; driver is from RPM Fusion non-free.

Note: I have no training or significant experience in sys. admin.

original problem:
On Nov. 03, I did my weekly "dnf upgrade".  This resulted in only one monitor working, and the display on that monitor looking fuzzy and horizontally stretched out.

diagnosis (from the Fedora users list):
The driver version installed by the "dnf upgrade" is not compatible with the latest kernel and needs updating.  The kernel version was 6.0.5-200.fc36.  The fixed nvidia 470 drivers were still in testing.

work-around until fixed nvidia 470 drivers pass testing and reach rpmfusion-nonfree-updates (from the Fedora users list):
1. back-up the initrd being used before the Nov. 03 "dnf upgrade".
2. use the kernel in use (5.19) before the Nov. 03 "dnf upgrade".
The recommended back-up was done on Nov. 04.  I've been using the 5.19 kernel exclusively since then.  I have not run "dnf upgrade" since Nov. 03.

current situation:
I'm using the 5.19 kernel exclusively.
I have not run "dnf upgrade" since Nov. 03.
The RPM Fusion web site page
"https://mirror.fcix.net/rpmfusion/nonfree/fedora/updates/36/x86_64/repoview/index.html"; now shows this...
---------------
Latest packages:

     2022-11-29: nvidia-settings-470xx-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: akmod-nvidia-470xx-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: kmod-nvidia-470xx-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-cuda-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-cuda-libs-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-devel-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-kmodsrc-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-libs-470.161.03-1.fc36
     2022-11-29: xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-470xx-power-470.161.03-1.fc36
(and other things not relevant to this issue)
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The original problem left my workstation quite crippled.  It took a lot of time and effort to research, construct, and post messages in the original list thread.  I don't have other hardware to fall back on, not even a cell phone.  Proceeding with the fix to the problem strikes me as risky.

first question:
Is what is currently in RPM Fusion non-free 36 updates everything I need to really fix the problem for f36?

Please don't jump the gun.  Just answer that first question.  If the answer is positive, I'll follow up with more questions.

further information:
Anyone wanting to view the original Nov. 03-04 thread, it's here:
"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/thread/X6QCDYEIFO7DKZE5ENCHBCW776TC26WF/";.

Thank-you in advance.
Bill.

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