nvidia sucks apparently

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 9 Nov 2006, David Bandel wrote:
> On 11/9/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>> 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.

No, 2835 is just the build number.  As of FC6, there are no longer SMP 
specific kernels, all the kernels are built with SMP support.  There are 
just i686, i586, PPC & x86_64 kernels, all with the 2835 build.

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