[mythtv-users] Software Update always results in X not starting
MythTV
MythTV at assuredsolutions.com
Fri Jan 4 19:23:37 UTC 2008
In all my searching trying to remove and install nvidia drivers, I
found that that yum had a GUI version called yumex. So I installed
it using:
# yum install yumex
When it finished the install, I opened up "Yum Extender" from the
"System Tools" menu. I searched for "kmon-nvidia" and there was a
version for my kernel! An install and a reboot later, I had great
control of the two video ports connected to my computer.
This website also helped with yumex and the nvidia driver install:
http://www.howtoforge.com/installation-guide-fedora8-desktop-p4
Unfortunately, X Windows would crap out whenever I launched MythTV
and I would be returned to the login screen. The same problem would
occur when I would try to click on the "OpenGL/GLX Information" in
the "nVidia Display Settings" under the "System Tools" menu. I
edited xorg.conf and commented out Load "glx". That solved the
problem. The mysterious part is, Load "glx" somehow got uncommented
and the problem is not occurring. Strange...
The questions I still have are:
How do I know what kernel version will result from a Software Update?
How do I know that yum will have a nvidia version for my next kernel?
How does everybody out there coordinate the two so easily?
On Jan 3, 2008, 4:40 pm, Russell Brown wrote:
>Fedora core 6 is no longer available
>The recommended solution is to update to fedora 7 or 8.
It took me four months to build this MythTV box and I'm discouraged
to try to upgrade. I'd say I'm 95% satisfied with everything on the
computer and really hesitate to update unless things stay continually
broken. I will prepare myself for "that day" though.
Thanks,
Rob
Latest thread of this problem:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/308065
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