On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 10:37:53PM +0100, John Pilkington wrote: > John Welch wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:54 PM, John Pilkington<[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > >> I can't speak for Axel, but in general it appears that all kmdls > >> disappear from the repo when a new kernel is released. kmdls for the > >> new kernel appear fairly soon if there are no build problems but may > >> otherwise be delayed. If you need a kmdl for specific hardware it's > >> best not to upgrade the kernel until the new kmdl has appeared. If you > >> enter the cycle between the disappearance of the old kmdl and the > >> appearance of the new one, too bad! > >> > >> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=122606 > >> > >> John P > >> > >> > > > > Thanks for the response John P. I totally understand that if I > > upgrade to a new kernel before the kmdl is available then it is my > > tough luck, so to speak. However, two things prompted my question. > > First, all the other NVidia kmdls (as well as a lot of other kmdls for > > this kernel) showed up in the repo on September 7th, so I was a bit > > surprised that the 173.xx kmdls weren't there. Second, and more > > surprising, is that not only aren't the NVidia 173.xx kmdls in the > > repo, but all the 173.xx pacakges (regular package, libs package, > > devel package, etc.) are missing as well. This is leading me to > > believe that the 173 series may no longer be made available in the > > ATrpms repo, even though it is still a relevant driver for those of us > > with FX5200 (and other "5" series) cards. > > > > John > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:07:03PM +0100, John Pilkington wrote: > > > Hi Axel: I don't know how you choose which of the innumerable nvidia > > > drivers to support, > > Axel's response, the same day: > > Actually with nvidia it's "if it still (sanely) builds, support it". > > ... but of course circumstances may change.
No, that's still the case, it just doesn't build anymore on 2.6.30. I'll check the beta/pre-release, maybe that works. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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