On Tue Feb 04 2003 at 21:02, Kevin Brouelette wrote: > On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 22:09:43 -0600 > James Jones <jamesjones01@mchsi.com> wrote: > > > OK...I see that the kernel has been updated again, and the ! is > > blinking at me telling me to go run up2date. Once this happens, I > > have the joy of remaking the nvidia driver yet again (thanks, > > NVidia...). My question is this: once up2date runs and does the > > installation, if I shut down X, can I do the "make clean; make; sudo > > make install" before rebooting, or do I have to wait until after? > Hello, I just went thru this tonight all for the sake of 'bzflag'!! ;) > I use the nvidia glx and kernel source.tar.gz files so when a new kernel > comes out on RH, I install it and reboot to runlevel 3 with he new kernel. > remove the old nvidia source code directories and untar the drivers again > so its nice and fresh. 'cd' to each of them and run 'make install' and > then 'init 5'. Geez, I just use the NVIDIA*.src.rpm files to regenerate the binary rpms, then install them to _replace_ whe previously install version (which has the same name). This is a much cleaner way to go on rpm-based boxes. > No need to redo the XF86Config file as it's the same as you did on the > last nvidia driver setup. Took me all of 5 minutes. About the same for me (not counting for the actual reboot:) > You're probably already done by now anyways :) > > Kevi Brouelette, RHCE Cheers Tony -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
