nvidia sucks apparently

[David Bandel]

On 11/9/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Nov 2006, David Bandel wrote:
> > On 11/9/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> >> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-November/msg02063.html
> >>
> >
> > Was there a reason you wanted us to read this rant?  And what the heck
> > is kernel version 2835??  Does he know what kernel he's running?  Last
> > time I looked, kernel versions were 2.6.17 or perhaps 2.6.17.x.  Or is
> > this some silly redhatism?
>
> The thread, in its entirety, is rather amusing.  The rant, in of itself,
> is just a classic case of PEBCAK.
>
> 2835 is the FC kernel build number (2.6.18-1.2835).  Its just as silly as
> the Debian kernel build number (2.6.17-10).

Thanx for the edification.  The confusing part was his use of the 2835
number by itself.  No one would refer to a Debian kernel as just 2.
And BTW, the kernel build numbers look more like 2.6.17-2-686-SMP, and
the like, substituting -K7, -486, -586, and with or without the -SMP,
and perhaps with -bigmem or -vserver, etc.  Very simple system for
very simple people like myself.   I'm confused enough as it is.

So is 2835 SMP or have any other special attributes hidden in the
number?  Or is this a case of "one size fits none"?  Guess since I d/l
FC6 I should load it up on a sandbox and find out.


Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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