[CentOS] ATI, Catalyst and a new kernel

Tue Aug 24 02:25:00 UTC 2010
sync <jiannma at gmail.com>

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Robert <kerplop at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Please bear with me for a really stupid question...
>
> I have a Radeon HD 4550 video card and currently run the Catalyst
> driver, fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1.  I use the "package managed" method for
> installing, allowing me keep track of what's what:
>
> [rj at madeleine ~]$ su
> Password:
> [root at madeleine rj]# grep fglrx /var/log/yum*
> /var/log/yum.log:May 20 12:37:07 Updated: fglrx_6_9_0-8.723-1.i386
> /var/log/yum.log:Jul 25 13:04:49 Erased: fglrx_6_9_0
> /var/log/yum.log:Jul 25 13:33:11 Installed: fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1.i386
> [root at madeleine rj]# exit
> exit
> [rj at madeleine ~]$
>
> So, my question is, must/should I rebuild the driver each time I install
> an updated kernel or is it sufficient to "yum remove
> fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1", update the kernel and (maybe) glibc, then "yum
> localinstall $(locate i386/fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1.i386.rpm)"  ?
>

The  answer is yes , if you  update the new kernel , you may rebuild your
dirver for it works...

>
> If anyone wonders why I don't simply stick with the generic driver, the
> fglrx driver makes a WORLD of difference with Googleearth.
>
> Thanks!
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