Hi Ben, Yes this is a worthwhile agenda item. One of the main difficulties with this is testing as many people just don't have the hardware. Perhaps between us all we can come up the solution to this issue. Best, Colin
On Sunday 31 May 2015 17:19:29 Ben Bullard wrote: > This I see from time to time on forum people complaining of new kernel > and lack of corresponding proprietary video driver. > > https://forums.openmandriva.org/en/discussion/929/unable-to-start-3-18-5-nrjql-desktop-1omv-with-nvidia#latest > > Is one thread but maybe not the only one. Perhaps this is because kernel > packaging (can't thank nicco to many times for his work here) and video > driver packaging are different people. I think video drivers are usually > done by crisb or tpg (can't thank either of them enough as well)? Do we > need to look at better coordinating introduction of a new kernel and > it's corresponding proprietary video drivers? Or simply a warning that > proprietary video drivers are not yet available for a new kernel? > Possibility of a mechanism in kahinah that would hold kernel until > proprietary video drivers are ready? > > I suppose we could inform users that whether they are using 'mkdapplet', > 'drakconf', or 'urpmi --auto-update' and they see a kernel update but > don't see corresponding proprietary video driver then don't install the > kernel? Or at least don't try to use it until the video driver is > installed? We all know how this approach will work out in the real world... > > _______________________________________________ OM-Cooker mailing list [email protected] http://ml.openmandriva.org/listinfo.cgi/om-cooker-openmandriva.org
