--- Keith Whitwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The key here is that distributions release new kernels at a rapid > pace. > > This is not X where we get a new release every five years. The > standard > > mechanism for upgrading device drivers in Linux is to add them to > the > > kernel and wait for a release. > > So, people have to reboot to install a new graphics driver? How > very > windows...
You only have to reboot if you built drm-core into the kernel. If you don't want to reboot don't do that. > > At least with windows you don't have to re-install the whole OS > first... > > Keith > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes > on > Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? > Now, > one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source > Technology > Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com > -- > _______________________________________________ > Dri-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel > ===== Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now. http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
