On Thursday 18 Dec 2003 4:55 pm, JoeHill wrote:
> > but I am hesitating to urpmi it, because I don't
> > understand how it would affect my current setup.
> > If after installing the nvidia driver, there are any
> > problem, I need to be able to boot with the old kernel
> > (the one I am using now). I don't want to be in a
> > situation where the new one doesn't work and the old
> > one got broken because of conflicting nvidia driver
> > version.
>
> If you install the Nvidia RPM while booted into that
> particular kernel version, you should be fine. It will
> install the Nvidia module/driver into the appropriate
> kernel, leaving the other alone.
Thank you, Joe,
I'd like to make sure I understand properly what you mean:
I am using current_kernel with current_nvidia_driver.
I have
installed new_kernel and
downloaded new_nvidia_driver.
X won't start with new_kernel, so I am using current_kernel.
you mean that I should boot with new_kernel, and from the
console do urpmi new_nvidia_driver. I should NOT do it from
current_kernel.
After having done so, I will still have the choice in LILO
to boot
EITHER
with current_kernel and current_nvidia_driver
OR
with new_kernel with the newly installed
new_nvidia_driver.
Thus, even if the new_nvidia rpm is badly corrupted, I WILL
still have a working X running or current_kernel.
Is this what you mean?
(I used to try things before asking questions, and I have
badly trashed my system in the past, leaving me unconnected
and helpless. This time, I prefer to make sure that I will
do things correctly).
thanks,
Augustin.
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