On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 09:57:50AM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > >> >> - what could be causing this? Why would the NVIDIA drivers work one > >> >> moment and not the next? Since I used YAST to install instead of > >> >> doing it manually via the terminal, it seems I shouldn't need to > >> >> reinstall the NVIDIA drivers every time I update the kernel, which > >> >> otherwise would have sounded like a possible cause. > >> > > >> >You *probably* did a kernel update which also requires a reinstall of > >> >the nVidia drivers. > >> > >> Everytime you update the Mesa package, it's time to repump the NVIDIA > >> one. > > > >This is only true, when you use the installer. If you do use the RPMs, > >it's not. > > IIRC I was unable to install the rpms from the nvidia site, because they > conflict with the Mesa one (such as libGL.so.1).
You'll need to update your Mesa package first. * Fr Mai 19 2006 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - fixed libGLcore.so.1 (e.g. soname); required to create a non-conflicting package for the NVIDIA driver (Bug #175683) - no longer remove NVIDIA driver in %pre Best regards, Stefan Public Key available ------------------------------------------------------ Stefan Dirsch (Res. & Dev.) SUSE LINUX Products GmbH Tel: 0911-740 53 0 Maxfeldstraße 5 FAX: 0911-740 53 479 D-90409 Nürnberg http://www.suse.de Germany ------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
