[elrepo] elrepo Digest, Vol 35, Issue 19

Thu May 24 14:02:26 EDT 2012

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>   1. Bumblebee on CentOS 6 (Earl Ramirez)
>   2. Re: Bumblebee on CentOS 6 (Rob Mokkink)
>   3. Announcement: EL6 Updated kernel-ml Release [Version
>      3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo] (Alan Bartlett)
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> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 11:08:34 -0400
> From: Earl Ramirez <earlaramirez at gmail.com>
> Subject: [elrepo] Bumblebee on CentOS 6
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> Good Day All,
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> I bought a laptop that has Optimus technology in it.
>
> I have installed Bumblebee and kmod-bbswitch, however I am not able to
> utilize the nvidia graphic card as I am only getting to use the basic
> display with 1280 x 1024 instead of 1920 x 1080.
>
> Is there any additional configuration or package that I need to install to
> be able to use the nvidia graphics card or be able to obtain the 1920 x
> 1080 display?
>
> --
> Kind Regards
> Earl Ramirez
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> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 17:40:06 +0200
> From: Rob Mokkink <rob at mokkinksystems.com>
> Subject: Re: [elrepo] Bumblebee on CentOS 6
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> On 05/24/2012 05:08 PM, Earl Ramirez wrote:
> > Good Day All,
> >
> > I bought a laptop that has Optimus technology in it.
> >
> > I have installed Bumblebee and kmod-bbswitch, however I am not able to
> > utilize the nvidia graphic card as I am only getting to use the basic
> > display with 1280 x 1024 instead of 1920 x 1080.
> >
> > Is there any additional configuration or package that I need to
> > install to be able to use the nvidia graphics card or be able to
> > obtain the 1920 x 1080 display?
> >
> > --
> > Kind Regards
> > Earl Ramirez
> >
> >
> >
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> Hi,
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> You can install kmod-nvidia from the elrepo repository.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Rob
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 16:46:39 +0100
> From: Alan Bartlett <ajb at elrepo.org>
> Subject: [elrepo] Announcement: EL6 Updated kernel-ml Release [Version
>        3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo]
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> Announcing the release of the kernel-ml-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo packages
> into the EL6 elrepo-kernel repository:
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> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
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> The following files are currently syncing to the mirrors:
>
> x86
> kernel-ml-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-devel-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-doc-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
> kernel-ml-firmware-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
> kernel-ml-headers-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i386.rpm
> kernel-ml-NONPAE-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> kernel-ml-NONPAE-devel-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
> perf-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.i686.rpm
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> x86_64
> kernel-ml-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> kernel-ml-devel-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> kernel-ml-doc-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
> kernel-ml-firmware-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.noarch.rpm
> kernel-ml-headers-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
> perf-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
>
> src
> kernel-ml-3.3.7-1.el6.elrepo.src.rpm
>
> We provide these kernels for hardware testing in an effort to identify
> new/updated drivers which can then be targeted for backporting as kmod
> packages. Meanwhile, these kernels may provide interim relief to
> people with non-functional hardware. We stress that we consider such
> kernels as a last resort for those who are unable to get their
> hardware working using the RHEL-6 kernel with supplementary kmod
> packages.
>
> These packages are provided "As-Is" with no implied warranty or
> support. Using the kernel-ml may expose your system to security,
> performance and/or data corruption issues. Since timely updates may
> not be available from the ELRepo Project, the end user has the
> ultimate responsibility for deciding whether to continue using the
> kernel-ml packages in regular service.
>
> The packages are intentionally named kernel-ml so as not to conflict
> with the RHEL-6 kernels and, as such, they may be installed and
> updated alongside the regular kernel. The kernel configuration is
> based upon a default RHEL-6 configuration with added functionality
> enabled as appropriate.
>
> If a bug is found when using these kernels, the end user is encouraged
> to report it upstream to the Linux Kernel Bug Tracker [1] and, for our
> reference, to the ELRepo bug tracker [2]. By taking such action, the
> reporter will be assisting the kernel developers, Red Hat and the Open
> Source Community as a whole.
>
> Thank you,
>
> The ELRepo Team.
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> [1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
> [2] http://elrepo.org/bugs/
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Thanks Rob but when I install kmod-nvidia I receive the following error
"libfcoe_device_notification: NETDEV_UNREGISTER lo" because I am using an
nvidia optimus technology

When I receive this error I cannot boot into the GUI.
-- 
Kind Regards
Earl Ramirez
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