Re: Suggestion to simplify initial kmod-nvidia install (w/script correction)

2009/11/29 Neal Becker <ndbecker2(a)gmail.com&gt;: > On Sunday 29 November 2009, Nicolas Chauvet wrote: >> Thx for the suggestion, this message has been forwared on the "RPM >> Fusion developers discussion list" for public audience. >> Please answear there instead.(once subscribed). >> >> Few answears: >> - setsebool will not be needed anymore (exept for the nvidia-smi >> binary on x86 which is only used for tesla hardware). >> - Creating a separate initramfs is probably the way to go. But I >> wonder if that could be implemented as a dracut plugin instead, and >> then generalised to others alternate proprietary drivers. >> - There is improvements needed for a new  packaging scheme that will >> split installation and usage for proprietary driver. (it doesn't mean >> the driver is installed that the driver is meant to be used). >> >> 2009/11/28 Walter Francis <wally(a)theblackmoor.net&gt;: >> > Bleh, just discovered that redhat-lsb is not installed in all paths, so >> > probably better to use /etc/rpm/macros.dist to get the release number... >> > Sorry for the spam, just didn't want to leave you with something that >> > would be broken on Live installs. >> > >> > BTW, someone mentioned that the sebool stuff is probably better done >> > outside of a postinstall script, but I'm no spec writer so I leave that >> > up to you. ;-)  Just suggestions here on what would be very nice to have >> > done, how it's actually done is better decided by you.  :)  Unless I find >> > any other glaring mistakes I'll stop spamming you, hope I haven't been a >> > bother. >> > >> > #!/bin/sh >> > >> > if getsebool allow_execstack | grep -q off; then >> >      setsebool -P allow_execstack on >> > fi >> > >> > # create new initrd/initramfs if necessary >> > if lsmod | grep -q nouveau; then >> >        release=$(awk '/^%fedora/{print$2}' /etc/rpm/macros.dist) >> >        if [ $release -gt 11 ]; then >> >                # use new-kernel-pkg to create the initramfs and create a >> > new boot entry (see below) >> >                /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd --dracut >> > --initrdfile=/boot/initramfs-`uname -r`-nvidia.img >> > --banner="Fedora NVidia" --make-default --install `uname -r` >> >        fi >> >        if [ $release -lt 12 ]; then >> >        # non-dracut, use initrd filename, no --dracut >> >                /sbin/new-kernel-pkg --mkinitrd >> > --initrdfile=/boot/initrd-`uname -r`-nvidia.img >> > --banner="Fedora NVidia" --make-default --install `uname -r` >> >        fi >> > fi >> > >> > -- >> > Walter Francis >> > >> > khayts.us >> > theblackmoor.net >> > unlimitedphoto.com >> > > Isn't adding rdblacklist=nouveau to grub.conf less intrusive? not, the nouveau kms remains loaded and leave things in the unsafe random side. That might work for your hardware/usage , it will not work for others... So that's even do not worth to be documented. Nicolas (kwizart)