[opensuse] Kernel updates and nvidia driver
Just curious. Wasn't it the case that when a kernel update was done for openSUSE, eventually a new nvidia rpm that matches would make an appearance? Was that the case? If so, is it still the case? http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.1 contains: i586/kernel-*-3.1.9-1.4.1.i586.rpm ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1 contains: i586/nvidia-*_k3.1.0_1.2-13.1.i586.rpm In fact, I have this combo running on my system and all seems ok. I was just surprised that the kernel versions were so different: 3.1.9 versus 3.1.0. Inquiring minds and all... -- Yours sincerely, Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer@ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 03/16/12 14:26, Roger Oberholtzer pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Just curious. Wasn't it the case that when a kernel update was done for openSUSE, eventually a new nvidia rpm that matches would make an appearance? Was that the case? If so, is it still the case?
http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.1 contains:
i586/kernel-*-3.1.9-1.4.1.i586.rpm
ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.1 contains:
i586/nvidia-*_k3.1.0_1.2-13.1.i586.rpm
In fact, I have this combo running on my system and all seems ok. I was just surprised that the kernel versions were so different: 3.1.9 versus 3.1.0.
Inquiring minds and all...
Not every kernel update requires an update to the Nvidia driver. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 07:26:06PM +0100, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
Just curious. Wasn't it the case that when a kernel update was done for openSUSE, eventually a new nvidia rpm that matches would make an appearance? Was that the case? If so, is it still the case?
As long as the ABI stays stable and bug fixing doesn't require an update the weak update mechanism handle this. As the result the /lib/modules/3.1.9-*/weak-updates/updates/nvidia.ko sym link points to /lib/modules/3.1.0-1.2-default/updates/nvidia.ko for example in the case you're runnig your system with the default kernel flavour. Cheers, Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
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