Ed Greshko wrote: > On 2020-02-22 20:47, Richard Shaw wrote: >> Also, as this is a non-free package from RPM Fusion, this discussion would >> be better to have there. :) >> >> But to add to what Samuel said, sometimes there are changes to the kernel >> that require updated packages from Nvidia or we maintainers at RPM Fusion >> patch it. That can take a few days to a week. Until then just boot the >> previous kernel. >> > > Well, if you have the akmod-nvidia installed the needed drivers will be > compiled and installed locally. > > No need to wait.
I believe the case Richard is talking about is when there are kernel API changes which cause the existing Nvidia drivers to fail to compile and/or load with the new kernel. Those are, thankfully, not the norm, but they do happen. And in those cases the Nvidia kerne module shim needs to be adjusted for the new kernel API. That's a risk for any out-of-tree kernel module. Of course, you often don't know that's happened until you boot into a new kernel and notice that graphics don't load -- unless you're in the habit of checking the logs for the kmod-nvidia build. So technically, it's correct that there's no need to wait. As is Richard's statement that in those cases you just boot to the previous kernel for a few days until things get sorted. :) Als, thanks to Richard, Leigh, and all the other folks who keep those RPM Fusion packages working smoothly! -- Todd
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