-----Forwarded Message----- From: Jim Webb <jimwebb@charter.net> To: redhat list <redhat-list@redhat.com> Subject: Re: new kernel Date: 24 Dec 2002 12:26:23 -0500 Has anybody successfully used the NVidia rpm's with either the 2.4.18-18.8.0 kernel or the newest one? TIA, Jim On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 11:26, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > On 24 Dec 2002, greg wrote: > > > How do I uninstall the old ones before installing the new ones Matthew? > > By uninstalling the old ones, will the old kernel be rendered unusable? > > To uninstall, do I just rpm -e NVIDIA*. Will that work? > > regards Greg > > Actually, I never tried the wildcard, but I don't think so. "rpm -e > NVIDIA_kernel NVIDIA_GLX" should work. I'm pretty sure you can rpm -U the > kernel, but the GLX one needs to be rpm -e. It moves some installed > files out of the way, and if you update, it will overwrite the ones it > backed up. > > > On Tue, 2002-12-24 at 03:24, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > > > On 23 Dec 2002, greg wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > just downloaded the new Red Hat kernel. I have the nvidia drivers > > > > installed, and when booting into the new kernel, x can't configure. > > > > This was expected. I though that renaming the XF86Config file back to > > > > orriginal config would do the job?? > > > > Do I have to uninstall the nvidia drivers or what to run the new > > > > kernel. Can someone please explain the procedure to installing a new > > > > kernel and then installing the new nvidia drivers please. I compiled > > > > the nvidia drivers from source rpms. The old kernel was 2.4.18.18.0. > > > > Do I uninstall nvidia drivers, go back to the old XF86Config, boot into > > > > the new kernel, and then re-install the nvidia drivers or what? > > > > > > > > thanks Greg > > > > > > When X fails, you get booted to a virtual console, right? Log in, rebuild > > > the NVidia drivers for the new kernel, uninstall the old ones, install the > > > new ones, and reboot. > > > > > > -- > > > Matthew Saltzman > > > > > > Clemson University Math Sciences > > > mjs@clemson.edu > > > http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Matthew Saltzman > > Clemson University Math Sciences > mjs@clemson.edu > http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs -- -- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
