On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 23/05/2010 9:04 PM, Paulo Cavalcanti wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Axel rebuilt all nvidia packages so they can coexist
>> with previous installed versions again.
>>
>> However, this is valid for FUTURE releases only.
>> In case someone still has some old versions installed,
>> they should be removed or their symbolic links
>> updated.
>>
>> I wrote a small python script that should fix the links:
>>
>> http://people.atrpms.net/~pcavalcanti/scripts/nvidia.py<http://people.atrpms.net/%7Epcavalcanti/scripts/nvidia.py>
>>
>> It should be run as root just before updating
>> the packages. If it is run after the update,
>> /usr/sbin/nvidia-graphics-switch has to be used
>> to select the current driver again.
>>
>> The script is hardcoded for x86_64. For 32 bits,
>> one should change
>>
>> path = '/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/'
>>
>> for
>>
>> path = '/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/'
>>
>> Rhel users should wait a little bit, because
>> although the packages have been updated,
>> nvidia-graphics-helpers have been fixed only for Fedora.
>> A new helpers is on the way for Rhel....
>>
>> I tested the new packages either in F10, F12 and Rhel5 with
>> several old nvidia versions installed and everything is working.
>> (I used the python script for fixing the links, of course).
>>
>> I hope the new scheme works for everybody, but in case
>> it does not, please use the list for getting help.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
>> LCG - UFRJ
>>
>>
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>
> so do I need  to run this "just" before or anytime before the update?
>
> ie do I run
>
> 1. nvidia.py
> 2. yum update
>
>
>
Yes, or if you change the order:

sudo yum update
sudo nvidia.py
sudo /usr/sbin/nvidia-graphics-switch 195.36.24


-- 
Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
LCG - UFRJ
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