Phil Perry wrote: > On 27/02/2019 18:55, Jerry Geis wrote: > >> I have elrepo installed. rpm -qa | grep elrepo gives >> elrepo-release-7.0.3.el7.elrepo.noarch >> >> nvidia detect (which installed) tells me kmod-nvidia-340xx >> >> when I do yum install kmod-nvidia-340xx it is saying no package >> kmod-nvidia-340xx available ? >> >> What did I miss? Thanks, >> >> >> Jerry >> > > Hi Jerry, > > > I removed the kmod-nvidia-340xx legacy driver package from elrepo > because it was not compatible with the new libglvnd packages in el7.6. > > In order for it to work, I'll need to update the package, and I just > haven't found the time to get around to it yet. I was kinda hoping that > since the 340xx legacy driver branch is old now, and support for it ends > at the end of this year, we could get away with dropping it if no one was > using it. > > So, until I get around to updating it, your choices are to use the > native nouveau driver or use the NVIDIA installer from nvidia's website to > install the driver. Is there any reason you can't use the native nouveau > driver and have to use the nvidia driver? I can't imagine 3D acceleration > is of much concern to you given you're running 10 year old hardware that > was entry level when it was first released. > > I'll see if I can find some time this weekend to fix the elrepo package > and get it reinstated into the repository. > Phil, thanks for your work. I just built a new-to-him workstation for a user, with a *much* newer NVidia card than his old: this one's from '12, instead of from '07.... (I work for a US federal contractor, and the civilian sector budgets...) Anyway, it needs the 390, and given that it looks like support's not that long, I made the decision to install the proprietary. kmod-nvidia's great... but, y'know. mark _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos