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

[Nicolas Chauvet]

2009/11/29 Neal Becker <ndbecker2 at gmail.com>:
> 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 at theblackmoor.net>:
>> > 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)