I run SUSE 10.3 and it has been really great!! The other day I received a message (automatic updating) that a new kernel was available did I want to update? So, figuring newer is going to be better I did! Now I am getting error messages about things not working. If you click on the "OK" of the message everything seems to be OK, but I'm not so sure!
Anyone else having this type of problem?

Can you post some details - i.e. what the error messages say, what it thinks isn't working, your kernel version, interesting system logs, etc.?

I do not want to steel the thread but I have the same problem. I run compiz and I did not work any more. Before it worked after kernel upgrades. I tried to install the driver directly from the nvidia site and it install with no error but I could not enable the 3D. So I have a whole system backup and I have just reinstalledit. So now I am back into 2.6.22.13-0.3-default
I tried the upgrade twice so I'm done with it.
-=terry=-

I did have a video problem on one of my computers after a kernel upgrade last week and needed to rerun the NVidia installer program to produce a matching nvidia.ko kernel module.

There is a new kernel security update today as well.

The problem is probably due to kernel modules such as the nvidia driver being missing rather than the changes made with the kernel.
However, your old kernel/initrd files in /boot and the kernel modules directory in /lib/modules/ are probably still present. If your grub menu selects the /boot/linux and /boot/initrd links instead of the actual files, you could simply recreate the shortcuts to the kernel and initrd files you were using before the update. Another option is to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst, and copy & past a stanza (creating a new menu item) and edit it to use your old settings. The upgrade may have made a backup of your old menu.lst file as well if any changes were made.

1. I'll post the note contents the next time they come up.

2. I thought the NVidia installer program only worked with Microsoft OS's ?

Nvidia provides drivers for Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. They do a good job of supporting non Microsoft operating systems.

The new kernel has many bugs, including problems with RAID, with the wireless atheros chips and compiz.
With nvida if you install it using yast makes it easy because you do not need to reinstall the nvidia module after each new kernel update. This is broken too. For some reason it does not create or corrupt the module.dep file and produces fatal error during boot.
There are ways to get around like copying a previous file and changing the reference to the new kernel but for me the solution was to back to the previous kernel.
So this is what I am running

tdec@amd:~> uname -r
2.6.22.13-0.3-default

I will wait before I try it again
BTW I am using opensuse 10.3 64b with compiz-fusion.
-=terry=-

SUSE Open 10.3, 64 bit, Kernel 2.6.22. 16-0.2

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The following is the note I'm getting:

NS_Error_Failure (This was the heading on the note)

Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR Failure)

[nslstringBundle. formatSTRING_FromNANO]
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I'm not very Computer literate but this is the note that keeps popping up! I just select "OK" and everything seems to be fine! What do I know!

My main concern is SECURITY!

It sounds like one of the extensions is giving you a problem. Here is the steps to eliminate the problem IF this is the case:

1. Close firefox, be sure nothing is running.

2. open a terminal

ALt-F2
xterm

3. Run firefox in safe mode

$firefox -safe-mode

The $ is the prompt when you run as user not as root

4. When the window comes it will ask you if you want the changes permanent or not. Just do not mark anything and continue.

5. If this error does not show up then the problem is one of your extensions. So enable one at the time and then uninstall the offender.

-=terry=-

2. alt-F2 ( this brought up another window, in that window I typed

$firefox ( this just returned another line, that was it)

4. This never happened!

5. I'm lost here. What are extensions?

1. A terminal is a "windows" were you can type the command you want. There are many way to accomplish this task. If you follow the instructions you press:

Alt-F2 and then type <xterm> without the <>. This will open an open windows.

2. Inside of the previous open window type

firefox -safe-mode

This will open firefow without any extensions. If you do not see the error message it means it is due to one of the extensions.

3. Extensions are firefox "addon programs" that add extra functionality to the browser.

It has been taken care of, thank you.

Glad!

-=terry==-