On Monday 01 December 2003 08:08 pm, JoeHill wrote: > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:50:04 -0600 > > "C. Tresenriter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Got it... so I should go with the tex package *if* I install the proper > > kernel first. > > Well, it's just the Nvidia driver, so you won't be using it anyway, but to > be on the safe side, ya I guess you would want to install the package that > matches your kernel version. > > The only way you would ever *use* the Nvidia driver is if you specifically > told X to load it in your XF86Config, AFAIK.
Well, you also need to add a line to modules.conf. Usually that is added automatically by the installer program, but otherwise it has to be added manually. I am not certain if Texstar's RPM adds that line itself or not, my own file was not changed when I installed his RPM but I had already run the installer bin so it was there already. > I wonder if it's somehow linked with an updated version of XScreensaver or > something, as a dependency. Like Bryan said, that probably shouldn't be, > looks like someone made a bad move in building some package and built it > against the Nvidia drivers. I am almost positive that the dependency is linked to the KDE packages on Texstar's site. You can either force it, ignore deps or install the module even if you won't use it. I don't think that you need to install the -025mdk kernel separately, it will come down as a dependency for the Texstar RPM that contains the Nvidia module. When I ran the upgrade to KDE 3.14 from Texstar, I got some weird behavior linked to some of the Gnome RPM's, it ended up uninstalling X client and X server due to conflicts and I had to reinstall them afterward. Nothing major, just weird. Might be me however, I was just running a blanket upgrade for all packages on Texstar's repository. > > I would still investigate some way of skipping it altogether, since any > apps you are going to be running that require GL rendering are just going > to use your ATI driver, no? Well, he could install it with the upgrade and then simply remove it, although I think that he would get the same dependency messages when trying to uninstall. -- Bryan Phinney Software Test Engineer
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