On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:59 AM, John <jses27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 06:26 -0700, Akemi Yagi wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:14 AM, John <jses27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 14:18 +0200, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> > > >
> > > > So I went to www.nvidia.com, downloaded the package and built it myself.
> > > > Works like a charm. And updates end up in weak-updates anyway :oD
> > > >
> > > > Niki
> > >
> > > Right it just works. But remember every Kernel Upgrade You Have to
> > > Reinstall the Driver. Don't forget....
> >
> > Normally yes, but Niki says the driver goes to weak-updates upon
> > kernel update. Wonder if this actually eliminated the need for
> > rebuilding in his case.
> >
> > Akemi
>
> Ahh, I know what he's talking about now. When you install the module it
> will go out to nvidia to check for newer kernel modules. It prompts you
> for a choice to build one or get one download one from nvidia. I always
> build the module when I do a kernel upgrade. Now keep in mind my nvidea
> card is way older than his and I use the older drivers that as of now
> will not be updated anymore. The newer driver packages from them may
> include different options. Like for instance the weekly updates???
> Maybe??
Erm, it is not weekly update, it is weak-updates -- a mechanism that
allows for use of modules from an earlier version. See
/sbin/weak-modules for some more details. I do not know if the nvidia
driver is kABI compatible.
Akemi
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