[elrepo] RE driver update incompatibility issue

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On 30.01.2013 11:37, Phil Perry wrote:
> My initial thought would be to install all 4 modules in the form of
> nvidia-current.ko, nvidia-304.ko etc, and then to use a script to
> detect the current hardware, select the correct driver and copy that
> driver into place, and finally running depmod. The script could be run
> during package installation and then dropped in place (something like
> /usr/bin/nvidia-select.sh) so the user could manually run it at any
> time should they update their hardware etc.
> 
> So to answer your question in the way it is worded, the kernel will
> always load the correct one as that will be the only one available -
> the trick is to ensure it is indeed the 'correct' one that is
> available.

That would be great! Is the userland (nvidia-settings etc) the same for 
all driver versions?
Also, with regards to space, there is deltarpm which should help with 
the big packages.

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