* Stan Goodman
[07-19-11 12:52]: On 07/19/2011 06:37 PM, Karl-Heinz tm wrote:
1) do the X11 upgrade from the above repo; That is where I am stuck at the moment. I have installed the new XOrg repo, which has presented me with only source/debug package which I assume I must compile. If so, how do I compile it? It is an opensuse repo which provides rpm files. You install them, not compile them. Sorry, this does not help me interpret what I see. After adding the new XOrg repo and searching YaST again for changes, I see only the three
2) upgrade the kernel e.g. from Tumbleweed; I.e. visit one of the two URLs that Felix lists, and store its content in /etc/zypp/repo.d? Then, by analogy with what I did for the XOrg repo, install a new repo in YaST -- what URL? look for "tumbleweed" .... That's very telegraphic, and I probably ought to be able to build the implied sentence around it. But my imagination seems to have deserted me. Part of the reason is that I failed to understand the connection (in
On 07/19/2011 08:31 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: lines I have reported: xorg-x11-driver-video-debuginfo v7.6.29.1 (also for 32bit) xorg-x11-driver-video-debugsource v7.6.29.1 To be very brief, I do not know what to do with these lines, especially the first one, because I don't know what it is. Since the second one seems to be the source for the desired driver, I concluded that I should compile it. Now you tell me that it is not something to be compiled -- but don't add what it is instead, or what to do with it, or if there is nothing to do with these files, what the repo is for at all. Brevity, although the soul of wit, is not always adequate for communication. the XOrg case) between the short file that I deposited in and the URL of the repo. What I do understand is that we are trying to get a new driver and a now a new kernel from Tumbleweed. Is the URL for the kernel the same as that for the XOrg case?
PLEASE, consider trimming your replies. If I have not always been careful to trim, I apologize. As you know, when and where to trim is often a judgment, and is therefore subjective.
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