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Re: [opensuse-factory] openSUSE 10.2 Features and Roadmap
- From: Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:28:08 +0200
- Message-id: <20060829142808.GA2117@xxxxxxx>
On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 08:45:06AM -0300, Druid wrote:
> >
> >> Now, if only we could somehow have KMPs for ATi and Nvidia available, we
> >> needn't worry about Vista at all..
> >
> >I can't comment on openSUSE 10.2 (probably nobody can ATM), but for
> >openSUSE 10.1 this is already in place - thanks to the common code
> >base of SL 10.1/SLE10.
>
>
> Already in place? You mean that using the sle kmp from nvidia repository,
Yes.
> which was broken when 10.1 got kernel update and sle didnt,
Really? Did we release a kernel update for 10.1, which we didn't
release for SLE10? Too bad.
> [...] (or will 10.1 and sle have kernel updates synced?
This was my assumption, yes.
> I dont think so, as it seems 10.1 is the testbed of your enterprise
> products) is actually a solution? I dont think so. If I cant update the
> nvidia kmp anyday I want (including the days when 10.1 get kernel updates
> and sle dont), then its not a working solution.
>
> Is it hard to make kmps for the opensuse releases? Or a financial hog? Or
> they dont want to?
>
> You cant answer for 10.2? I woud expect that the current method was
> maintained,
It's only maintained for SLE10. Fortunately 10.1/SLE10 use the same
code base. So you can use it by accident also for 10.1.
> since you form Novell just got an agreement of a method with
> nvidia to deliver their drivers. Or shoudl I expect it to change again? Will
> it change in every suse release? Maybe I should expect that in 10.2 I would
> need to run a command called "small-nvidia-updater -g"? Talk about common
> procedures...
I don't know either ...
Best regards,
Stefan
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> >
> >> Now, if only we could somehow have KMPs for ATi and Nvidia available, we
> >> needn't worry about Vista at all..
> >
> >I can't comment on openSUSE 10.2 (probably nobody can ATM), but for
> >openSUSE 10.1 this is already in place - thanks to the common code
> >base of SL 10.1/SLE10.
>
>
> Already in place? You mean that using the sle kmp from nvidia repository,
Yes.
> which was broken when 10.1 got kernel update and sle didnt,
Really? Did we release a kernel update for 10.1, which we didn't
release for SLE10? Too bad.
> [...] (or will 10.1 and sle have kernel updates synced?
This was my assumption, yes.
> I dont think so, as it seems 10.1 is the testbed of your enterprise
> products) is actually a solution? I dont think so. If I cant update the
> nvidia kmp anyday I want (including the days when 10.1 get kernel updates
> and sle dont), then its not a working solution.
>
> Is it hard to make kmps for the opensuse releases? Or a financial hog? Or
> they dont want to?
>
> You cant answer for 10.2? I woud expect that the current method was
> maintained,
It's only maintained for SLE10. Fortunately 10.1/SLE10 use the same
code base. So you can use it by accident also for 10.1.
> since you form Novell just got an agreement of a method with
> nvidia to deliver their drivers. Or shoudl I expect it to change again? Will
> it change in every suse release? Maybe I should expect that in 10.2 I would
> need to run a command called "small-nvidia-updater -g"? Talk about common
> procedures...
I don't know either ...
Best regards,
Stefan
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Stefan Dirsch (Res. & Dev.) SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
Tel: 0911-740 53 0 Maxfeldstraße 5
FAX: 0911-740 53 479 D-90409 Nürnberg
http://www.suse.de Germany
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