nvidia blues

[Karl Larsen]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> On Oct 30, 2007 7:37 AM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
>   
>> Chris Jones wrote:
>>     
>>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>>       
>>>>    I had nvidia running fine on this computer using the kmod-nvidia
>>>> files that come from fedora. Then I was told about better nvidia
>>>> software from their web site. I got it and tried to install it on
>>>> this computer. It did not install and it ruined the older nvidia.
>>>>         
>>> Not a good idea to do that.
>>>
>>> Note that the livna driver is *exactly* the same as the one you got
>>> from the nvidia site, just repackaged as an rpm. There is nothing
>>> "better" about it.
>>>
>>> Just my opinion, but I would always recommend the rpm based driver
>>> over the standard nvidia installer any day. In my opinion it simply
>>> interacts better with fedora systems (understandable, since the nvidia
>>> installer has to work with any generic linux system,, whereas the
>>> fedora rpm can be fine tuned to fedora).
>>>
>>> Jusrt a warning, but if carry on with the official nvidia installer,
>>> you are going to have to rerun the installer by hand for each new
>>> kernel you install. The livna Personally I would try and go back to
>>> the livna rpm since then you can ue the yum kmod plugin that means you
>>> will automatically get the the kmod for each new kernel installed for
>>> you, each time. Plus, in my opinion the rpm installation acts more
>>> sanly when things go wrong, falling back to the nv driver.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>       
>>     I can not disagree with you on most, but the quality of the color
>> from the run package IS superior. I have lots of pictures and display
>> stuff with VLC and the colors are better.
>>     
>
> Only nvidia builds the actual driver, and any RPMs are still shipping
> the exact same driver binary.  If you truly believe that you're
> getting different runtime behavior, then you  have an amazing
> imagination, and shouldn't be wasting your time here.
>
>   
    Well you are wasting your time. Why can't I?



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