[mythtv-users] OT: packag

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Tuesday 29 June 2004 14:06, Dex West wrote:
> --- Bruce Smith <mythtv at reddog.org> wrote:
> > > I just installed the latest 2.4 kernel from Axel:
> > > kernel-2.4.22-1.2194.nptl_50.rhfc1.at.i386.rpm
> > > When I set the boot.conf and rebooted its coming
> > > up in text mode and don't know how to get back to
> > > standard X windows.
> >
> > You didn't give enough information to answer the
> > question, but IF you're
> > running an nvidia video card with the accelerated
> > drivers, you need to
> > also install the matching nvidia RPM(s) for your new
> > kernel.
> > </guess>
> >

> Thanks I think that fixed my problem (although i'm not
> actually looking at the computer at this moment).  Its
> funny that when i did a apt-get dist-upgrade while
> running 2194 kernel it didn't get the nvidia drivers.
> Is there smart reason why this happened?

It has always been the case that if you install a new kernel, you also have to 
manually request the kernel modules you need installed. They are versioned on 
a per-kernel basis. Kernels and kernel modules are a special case, because 
you can have multiple kernels installed.

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