fedora-list Digest, Vol 8, Issue 347

[Ian Hilliard]

> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:41:41 -0400
> From: Clint Harshaw <clint at penguinsolutions.org>
> Subject: Re: dependency problem with latest updates nvidia-related To:
> For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> Alexander Dalloz wrote:
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>> Which kernel do you run? The  kernel-module-nvidia RPM is at
>> rpm.livna.org, but only for the current kernel 2.6.8-1.521.
>>
>> Alexander
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> Ah! That's the problem then, since I'm running 2.6.7 to allow other
> users on this home box the ability to burn CDs.
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux simba.penguinsolutions.org 2.6.7-1.494.2.2 #1 Tue Aug 3 09:39:58
> EDT 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> Is there a workaround for this, or am I being nudged into moving to the
> latest kernel and have to do a workaround for cd burning?
>
> Clint
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I went to the 2.6.9 kernel because it had a fix for the memory leak that
stopped audio CD's from being burnt properly. Then I rebuilt the cdrtools
by downloading the sources from Joerg Schillings site and applying a patch
I found after a quick google on the net. CD burning works very well now.

Ian