2012/6/16 Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@xxxxxxxxx> > [...] > > > Don't know the basics ? Just using linux since christmas 2004... > > > I'm sorry, if you think I insult you. But I wouldn't mess the basics > No problems at all. > knownledge with experience. You have to experiment and try to know > something new, always. > I do agree. But I think it is cleaner to reboot your linux if some modules are modified, and of course if kernel is upgraded. > > >> The last time I really need to reboot after graphics driver update > >> was when I updated kernel too (actually I updated kernel several times > >> without rebooting before I updated the NVIDA driver and reboot). > > > Rebooting is sometimes the cleanest and the better way to be sure modules > > are correctly loaded. > > If restrict the subject only to kernel and its modules then yes, it is, > IMHO, the only sane way to deal with modules. > > Even if I am a "long time" linux user, I try to reboot only when it is needed. But for nvidia (or radeon) drivers and udev changes, reboot is the simplest and cleanest way to act ;) > >> IMHO, the minimal steps to use new NVIDIA driver are > >> 1. shutdown X system; > >> 2. logout as usual user and login as root; > >> 3. unload nvidia (kernel) module; > >> 4. load new nvidia (kernel) module; > >> 5. start X system. > > > Well, it could be a solution, but a reboot is quicker and less hard to > set > > up. > > See my other message in the thread. > > P.S. I don't like to reboot my desktop without serious reasone (it runs > like a server and, it is a secret, I'm using rtorrent on it :). > I understand. I only have a "normal" desktop computer. And rtorrent ? Well :D > > --- > WBR, Vladimir Lomov > > -- > Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling > the walk before it stops snowing. > -- Phyllis Diller > > There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years > the dirt doesn't get any worse. > -- Quentin Crisp > -- Frederic Bezies fredbezies@xxxxxxxxx
