New kernel won't boot

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 15:20 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: 
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:41:12 -0500
> Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 12:30 -0500, Frank McCormick wrote: 
> > > On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:48:06 +0000
> > > Alan Pope <popey at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On 3 March 2011 15:17, Frank McCormick <fmccormick at videotron.ca> wrote:
> > > > >   I took your advice and installed it - it complained that the kernel
> > > > > source wasn't installed. Does anyone know the proper name for the
> > > > > source for the current kernel ? And how do I get DKMS to re-run after
> > > > > it is installed ?
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > It shouldn't need the kernel source, just the headers. The DKMS
> > > > package pulls them in automatically.
> > > 
> > >   When I installed it just complained the "kernel source" was 
> > > not installed.
> > > 
> > >   After I found and installed source and headers it compiled the
> > > wrong module...(193 something something) so I was no further ahead.
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > You're not using the nVidia driver from nvidia.com are you?
> > > 
> > >    I was yes. I guess I should have removed it??
> > >   Seems to me even with DKMS this is more complicated than
> > > I'd like :)
> > 
> > It only gets complicated when you move outside the realm of .deb
> > packages from the repos and use the vendor supplied package. With
> > Fedora, I had to use the nVidia package. Thankfully, we don't with
> > Ubuntu. I seem to recall that there is an un-install parameter with the
> > nVidia supplied package. If so, you'll want to use that to completely
> > remove it. It uses library directories that are different from the
> > Ubuntu supplied nVidia package, which can play merry hell with your
> > installation. 
> > -- 
> 
>   Well I go so pi**ed with what was going on, I yanked the Nvidia card
> and went back to Intel...with all it's faults! Hell it was only a GE
> 5200-something so hardly state of the art.
> 
> 
> 
> > My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
> > "There are two Great Sins in the world...
> > ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
> 
>   I am beginning to suspect I am guilty of both sins....
> despite having run Linux for about 5 years.

Frank, I USED to work at Red Hat, a little over 10 years ago. It's so
different now, that for my sanity's sake, I don't dink with the install
any more. It's all changed. So, if synaptic wouldn't find it, I just
patiently wait.  BTW, I used a 5200 for eons, and it just always managed
to work with 3D apps. But, you really need the drivers for it to hum
along. Just type "jockey" in the synaptic search bar and install the
three packages of jockey and you should be good to go, no matter which
desktop you use. It'll pick the correct driver, install it and configure
a basic /etc/X11/xorg.conf file auto-magically for you. Piece O'
cake ...usually. YMMV, as always! If it doesn't show up in the tool bar,
just type jockey from command line. Ric


-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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