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From: Andreas Duffner 
Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu
Subject: Re: Info: NVidia working with vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-386
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:55:28 +0100
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>>>> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-10-386 root=/dev/hda6 ro vga=0x0307
> Yes. As I said, these are kernel versions - but they dont affect the
> driver loaded. Yes, the driver must be compiled to work with the
> specific kernel. But the kernel itself does not affect the driver - the
> driver stays the same but just wont load.

Oups. So easy ?

Ok. I *did* missunderstand you. Sorry. :-(

> No. It has no affect. The driver simply will not work with the wrong
> kernel. If you see the difference.

I think I got it. But hey, some people just need more time... ;-)


Thanks man !
Andreas
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