[SWLUG] SuSE update

Peter Bradley apvx95 at dsl.pipex.com
Wed Jul 21 21:10:19 UTC 2004


On Wed, 2004-07-21 at 21:24, Foeh Mannay wrote:
> Hmm,
> 
> Looks like it needs the kernel sources package installed :o)
> 
> One workaround could be to set your X config to use the generic "nv"
> driver rather than the "nvidia" one, then upgrade your kernel (and
> install the kernel sources for that version of the kernel and the rest
> of the stuff in the nvidia faq), 

That's the bit that worries me. I really don't understand what the:

cd /usr/src/linux
make cloneconfig && make dep

is all about.  And if I don't understand it, I won't have a clue what to
do if it all goes pear-shaped.

Peter






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