F8 new kernel

Kevin J. Cummings cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Thu Dec 6 00:16:13 UTC 2007


Steve Searle wrote:
> Around 11:54pm on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 (UK time), Karl Larsen scrawled:
> 
>>    I did a update on F8 and it included kernel Fedora (2.6.23.8-63.fc8) 
>> and it killed my X Windows in total because my computer is Nvidia full. 
>> I had to run the bash file again before getting back where I can write 
>> this. But it is fine again and the proper size.
> 
> You will need to run the proprietry Nvidia installation file everytime
> you use a new kernel before you can run the X Window system.
> 
> And it is not a bash file it is a binary file.

Actually, it is a BASH script which contains an encoded binary file that
it uses during the install.  (or is it a binary file that begins with a
BASH script?)  It is both.

> Steve

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