[Grml] nVidia in a boot anywhere system
Andreas Gredler
jimmy at grml.org
Wed Feb 1 13:07:42 CET 2006
On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:13:16PM -0700, Mark wrote:
> GRML 0.6-1 and GNOME 2.12 on a portable USB drive. It must boot "any"
> PC.
No OS boots "any" PC ;-)
> About installing nVidia. Is it dangerous for this user scenario? Will
> such a system ONLY boot machines that have nVidia cards, or "any" PC?
No, it's only a kernel module that is loaded on demand. And the xserver
knows which module to load, too.
> List exact steps to get nVidia support.
Yes, Sir!
Some kind of politeness would increase our motivation significantly, at
least mine.
> GRML repository has nVidia
> stuff but kernel replacement has me worried. Better safe than
> sorry...so I ask questions.
Just give it a try. BTW: It's not a kernel replacement, just a kernel
module.
greets Jimmy
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