RE: [CentOS] nvidia drivers

-- Prentice -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Tony Schreiner Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 10:17 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] nvidia drivers On Mar 29, 2007, at 9:58 AM, bgschaid_lists@ice-sf.at wrote: > >>>>>> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:18:15 +0100 "KS" == Karanbir Singh >>>>>> mail-lists@karan.org wrote: > > KS> Ralph Angenendt wrote: >>> Karanbir Singh wrote: >>>> Jerry Geis wrote: >>>>> Does the nvidia drivers (downloaded from nvidia) support or work >>>>> with the new centos 5 (beta) ? The version of X windows is >>>>> different I think. >>>>> >>>> when you tried it, what problem did you have ? >>> It won't compile on a Xen enabled kernel ... >>> > > KS> what version are you using ? I've got the nvidia drivers > KS> working for me here on the Xen kernel ( x86_64 ) but I've not > KS> downloaded a newer one, so whatever was on my machine from > KS> months back, just rebuilt and works. > > I know this is a bit off-topic, but as we're talking about rebuilding > the drivers for new kernels: > > - has anyone written > - or is aware > > of such a solution: > > a script that during booting > - checks whether the nVidia-driver is present > - rebuilds it unattended, if it is not so that the user always gets a > graphic login, even after kernel-updates. > > I'm aware that rebuilding kernel-modules without human supervision is > not a good idea, but rebuilding the graphics-driver on a number of > workstations after each kernel-update is annoying (especially if you > can't do it on all of them at the same time, because people are ... > working on them) > > I know, that the script should not be hard to write, but I don't want > to duplicate any work that has been done before (especially if there > is a "standard"-way of doing this, which I was to stupid to find) > Dell has done it using DKMS. If you install an nvidia driver (and other drivers too) from their site, it installs a DKMS enabled package that rebuilds itself for any new kernel. It mostly works. I've never tried installing one of these on a computer that was not a Dell. Tony Schreiner _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos The contents of this communication, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. They are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication. Please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication in its entirety.