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

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?