From: John T. <og...@si...> - 2001-10-03 05:19:50
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You know that there is a reason why they provide the tar.gz file so that people using different kernels can use the driver. The RPMs are simply there for the people that don't o upgrade the kernel and stick with what Redhat gave them, making it easier for them. I don't think that compiling and installing the driver from the tar.gz is terribly hard. As far as knowing the difference between packages, it is the end-user's responsibility to know what hardware/software he has installed on his system so that he gets the right thing. If all else fails RTFM. -- John Tobin og...@si...; AOL IM: ogre7929 http://ogre.rocky-road.net http://ogre.rocky-road.net/cdr.shtml On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 18:05:02 -0700 D> Take a look at NVIDIA's linux driver website. D> http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux Is that confusing D> to a D> non-technical user or what? Is the average user going to know D> the D> difference between "Redhat 7.1 SMP Kernel" vs "RedHat 7.1, one D> CPU, D> uniprocessor kernel" vs "RedHat 7.1, enterprise kernel"? D> Sorry, but that is D> rediculous. D> If you guys really want to see Linux become a gaming platform D> go out and D> solve these issues. Develop the driver infrastructure so that D> the kinds of D> things above don't happen. Develop the driver infrastructure D> that makes it D> easy for the hardware manufacturers to develop drivers and D> support their D> users. That is how you will take Linux to the next level and D> make Linux a D> viable desktop/gaming platform. D> David |