Nvidia on kernel 3.11.1-200

[David Both]

This is why I have switched to ATI for graphics adapters.



On 09/19/2013 02:21 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> Am 19.09.2013 19:58, schrieb Richard Allen:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Reindl Harald" <h.reindl at thelounge.net>
>>> To: "RPM Fusion users discussion list" <rpmfusion-users at lists.rpmfusion.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, 19 September, 2013 3:26:25 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Nvidia on kernel 3.11.1-200
>>>
>>> this is the *first* version of a new kernel-release
>>> for VMware WS you need also recent patches
>>>
>>> if you use crap hardware with BLOB drivers just wait before
>>> such kernel updates as well as consider not hop to the
>>> most leading edge version because with F18 you would
>>> get kernel-3.10.12-100.fc18 and have usually a few weeks
>>> before a kernel-bump
>> Hello,
>>
>> Im on Fedora 19 and kernel 3.11.1-200 is just today's current kernel from the standard update channels. I'm sure we will see a whole lot of Fedora 19 users having this issue very, very soon.
> which leaves the question open why someone upgrades to F19 if he relies
> on BLOB drivers without any need because F18 is supported the next
> months
>
> so as user you have three choices:
>
> * think about the hardware you buy
> * think about mindless upgrades without pressure if you bought the wrong
> * think about using a LTS distribution for crappy hardware
>
> if any hardware needs a 3rd party driver and is not supported out-of-the-box
> i simply do not buy it - so easy life can be
>
>
>
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