installing kernel 2.6.4 on (not over) 2.4

[Michal Zeravik]

Ok, I removed XFree86-Mesa-libGL-4.3.0-55 and what should I also remove
XFree86-Mesa-libGLU-4.3.0-55 if I'm using nvidia drivers with kernel2.6?

michaz

>>>> Well, rpm 2.6. is installed with deps solved. I've rebuild nvidia 
>>>> glx video driver
>>>> but X hangs my computer. There were some mouse and keyb failures.
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>> You might need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config and change the 
>>> reference to "/dev/psaux" to "/dev/input/mice"
>>>
>>> Section "InputDevice"
>>>        Identifier  "Mouse0"
>>>        Driver      "mouse"
>>>        Option      "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
>>>        Option      "Device" "/dev/psaux" # change this to 
>>> "/dev/input/mice" for later versions of the 2.6 kernel.
>>>
>> Ok, It's done. I've rebuild nvidia drivers for new kernel but X still 
>> completely hangs computer.
>> Don't know what doest it mean.
>>
>>> If you are running both the 2.4 and the 2.6 kernel for different 
>>> reasons. You will either have to edit the XF86Config file when 
>>> changing from one kernel to the other version or use a symlink from 
>>> "/dev/mouse" to point to "/dev/psaux" for the 2.4 kernel and to 
>>> "/dev/input/mice" for the 2.6 kernel.
>>>
>> I don't understand. How can I do one symlink to two destinations?
>
>
> You'd just have /dev/mouse in your XF86Config fle and would have to 
> run a script to change where the symlink points to, depending on the 
> kernel version that you are running. Personally, I just log in as 
> root, run mc, then edit the XF86Config file and change the line to the 
> correct mouse device. On my system, /dev/mouse is a symlink to 
> /dev/psaux. I use /dev/psaux instead of referencing the /dev/mouse 
> symlink.
>
> I was thinking that you might be able to come up with a script that 
> echoes the computer that you are running and sets the symlink 
> /dev/mouse to point to the correct real device driver. I guess you 
> could echo the output of "uname -r" and change the symlink based on 
> the output. (2.4* or 2.6* or something)
>
> About the nvidia driver locking up X, did you rpm -e the mesa drivers 
> before you installed the nvidia drivers? I have a computer that has 
> nvidia video. I never tried to put Linux on it because of the closed 
> drivers though. I seem to remember that the mesa drivers supplied with 
> XFree86 conflict with library files or something. You might want to 
> browse the list archives for the details. I believe it was discussed 
> at length a month or so ago.
>
> Good luck on getting the nvidia driver to work.
>
> Jim