4:48 p.m.
Hi,
I've noticed that in livna, there are two kernel modules available for
nvidia: akmod-nvidia and kmod-nvidia. Are they exclusive of each other
(iow, only one should be installed on a system)? My understanding is
that akmods are compiled whenever any new kernel is installed. Is that
correct? Are there instructions on how to use akmods? (ie. when to
update kernels and when to reboot)
This is a livna-specific question, but I'm assuming that because of the
fusion, these questions can be asked here, and there doesn't seem to be
a "users" list, so ....
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Richi Plana
5:22 p.m.
On 15.06.2008 18:48, Richi Plana wrote:
Sorry for the late reply.
I've noticed that in livna, there are two kernel modules
available for
nvidia: akmod-nvidia and kmod-nvidia. Are they exclusive of each other
(iow, only one should be installed on a system)?
Nope.
My understanding is
that akmods are compiled whenever any new kernel is installed. Is that
correct?
akmod packages contain the kernel module sources and a RPM Spec file (a
kmod src.rpm to be precise); the akmods scripts will use this to compile
a kmod that gets installed automatically
Are there instructions on how to use akmods? (ie. when to
update kernels and when to reboot)
/me tends to say "Just do it."
Normally it should "just work" by installing a akmod package; the kmods
will then get build on kernel install or during startup on the next reboot
[...]
HTH
CU
knurd
6:36 p.m.
Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
On 15.06.2008 18:48, Richi Plana wrote:
Sorry for the late reply.
> I've noticed that in livna, there are two kernel modules available for
> nvidia: akmod-nvidia and kmod-nvidia. Are they exclusive of each other
> (iow, only one should be installed on a system)?
Nope.
> My understanding is
> that akmods are compiled whenever any new kernel is installed. Is that
> correct?
akmod packages contain the kernel module sources and a RPM Spec file (a
kmod src.rpm to be precise); the akmods scripts will use this to compile
a kmod that gets installed automatically
> Are there instructions on how to use akmods? (ie. when to
> update kernels and when to reboot)
/me tends to say "Just do it."
Normally it should "just work" by installing a akmod package; the kmods
will then get build on kernel install or during startup on the next reboot
Thorsten, do you have some doc on how akmod works somewhere ? Or should
we just look at the existing ones and figure things out :-) i'll try to
submit an akmod version of open-vm-tools...
11:06 a.m.
On 28.06.2008 20:36, Denis Leroy wrote:
Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 15.06.2008 18:48, Richi Plana wrote:
>> I've noticed that in livna, there are two kernel modules available for
>> nvidia: akmod-nvidia and kmod-nvidia. Are they exclusive of each other
>> (iow, only one should be installed on a system)?
> Nope.
>
>> My understanding is
>> that akmods are compiled whenever any new kernel is installed. Is that
>> correct?
> akmod packages contain the kernel module sources and a RPM Spec file (a
> kmod src.rpm to be precise); the akmods scripts will use this to compile
> a kmod that gets installed automatically
>
>> Are there instructions on how to use akmods? (ie. when to
>> update kernels and when to reboot)
> /me tends to say "Just do it."
>
> Normally it should "just work" by installing a akmod package; the kmods
> will then get build on kernel install or during startup on the next reboot
Thorsten, do you have some doc on how akmod works somewhere ?
Not really; I never found time for it; I know, that sucks :-/ Sorry.
I only wrote a small bit you can find at
http://rpmfusion.org/Packaging/KernelModules/Akmods
Ohh, and some (but not all :-/ ) of the commands in the akmods package
have a man page.
Or should
we just look at the existing ones and figure things out :-)
It's mainly a standard kmod package, which is documented in
http://rpmfusion.org/Packaging/KernelModules/Kmods2
The main differences are
* "for kernel_version in %{kernel_versions} ; do" becomes
"for kernel_version in %{?kernel_versions} ; do"
* a akmods macro needs to be added to the %install section
But yeah, in the end looking at one of the existing packages is the best
way forward.
i'll try to submit an akmod version of open-vm-tools...
Look at the archives for this list; some people did kmod packages
already for this; should be easy to adjust them to the newest kmod stuff
which brings akmods support.
Cu
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