* Knurpht-openSUSE <knurpht@opensuse.org> [08-05-18 12:02]:
Op zondag 5 augustus 2018 17:48:25 CEST schreef Patrick Shanahan:
* Rodney Baker <rodney.baker@iinet.net.au> [08-05-18 09:55]:
On Sunday, 5 August 2018 22:45:40 ACST Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
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How dangerous is it to download on of the kernels from the Opensuse search site. Kernel.org says the latest stable release is 4.17.12. Under search/42.3/community packages, there are a few offerings shown at this revision level. How bad is it to install one of these kernels?
Don
Yes, you can install a newer kernel. From the Kernel repo. But .... that will mean you have to manually install the NVIDIA blob, and that you have to install the kernel development packages, i.e. NVIDIA, the hard way. To be able to test the 4.17 kernel, you can download a TW live iso, create a USB stick from it, boot it and see if the NICs work.
Whilst that is true, there is nothing difficult about installing the NVIDIA proprietary drivers manually - you just need to do it before the X server starts, so boot into single user mode, run the installer and reboot once completed.
it is even easier than that. the reboot after installing the nv driver in single user mode is not necessary, just "systemctl isolate graphical" and you will be given the graphical logon screen requesting your password (or not).
it's even easier than that: You can install the blob with a running desktop, using the options --no-x-check --no-nouveau-check Those can be used without issue, since the actual changes to the system only come to effect after a reboot.
this does not work for me on tw, ERROR: An NVIDIA kernel module 'nvidia-uvm' appears to already be loaded in your kernel. .... tks, -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org