Re: [SLUG] kernel source

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Apr 17 2007 - 04:19:24 EDT


On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Jonathon Conte wrote:

>> From: Eben King <eben01@verizon.net>
>> Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>> To: slug@nks.net
>> Subject: Re: [SLUG] kernel source
>> Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:41:51 -0400 (EDT)
>>
>> . . .
>> Isn't there a way to upgrade _just_ xorg, so I can use its "nv" driver?
>> What I really want is Nvidia's "nvidia" module, but "make ..." in the
>> kernel source (from kernel.org, and the I made the running kernel from that
>> sourca) doesn't create the magic file.
>> . . .
>
> The idea behind releases is that a given group of specific versions of
> packages are tested and (in theory) work together without problems. If you
> start backporting pieces of a release, especially major packages such as the
> kernel, X, or important libraries, you indirectly forfeit that assurance of
> stability and may inadvertently introduce incompatibilities. Many key system
> components tie in with X (every toolkit, the kernel, DRI, etc.) While it may
> be possible to upgrade just X, I really wouldn't recommend it.

NFW I'm going to upgrade everything because a video driver acts up. There
must be a magic incantation to say to make "nvidia" install. I mean, AFAiK
I'm doing everything right for it. I had it before I upgraded the kernel...

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