Does livna nvidia driver need a funny kernel?

nigelc · 04-18-2007, 01:33 AM

Hello,
I have just installed the livna nvidia driver. It downloaded a new kernel. I have two questions:
1. If I run the software updater will the new kernel work? does it have its own kernel uname now shows 2.6.20-1.2312.fc5
2 now googleearth has gaps in the middle where there is no picture.

the last thing in dmesg
**WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA I2C Device] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
**WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA I2C Device] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
**WARNING** I2C adapter driver [NVIDIA I2C Device] forgot to specify physical device; fix it!
NVRM: Xid (0003:00): 6, PE0002 0184 beef0201 00000054 0b138020 02b3022c
NVRM: Xid (0003:00): 28, L1 -> L0
is this good or bad?

nigelc

acid_kewpie · 04-18-2007, 03:09 AM

livna build kernel drivers to run with certain (well, all but on a per version basis) kernel versions. there's usually a short lag between an fc kernel release and their matching nvidia / ati drivers. as such your "yum update" won't install the newest fedora kernel until the matching requirements are met, in this case, the livna drivers.