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voidmain:
That's the default installed kernel. You probably have 2 kernel versions on your GRUB boot menu and the default is set to the 2.4.18-14. If you want to continue to run that kernel then you need to download the nVidia kernel driver RPM for 2.4.18-14.

DJ:
I only used that file because the script which I ran told me it was the correct one. But I am going to assume that I may have difficulties upgrading drivers etc. for other components as well using my current kernel, is this correct? Is there an easy way to switch them, or does it involve recompiling? Oh and the only options for my boot menu are Linux and DOS  :confused:  thanks again for all your replies

Dj

voidmain:
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here and assume that you are running the redhat network update client. I am also going to guess that the update client downloaded and installed the new kernel, it has obviously been installed or you wouldn't have the directory for it under /lib/modules. I am going to go one step farther and say that the autoupdate process did not actually add the new kernel to your boot menu. When you ran the nVidia script it probably detected the new one was the newest one you had installed but didn't detect that you in fact are not using it.

If you are happy with the performance of the 2.4.18-14 kernel I would leave it as is, but just download the NVIDIA_kernel RPM for 2.4.18-14 and use it instead of the one the script told you to use. You should have no trouble installing other software and keeping the default kernel would be the easiest thing for you.

Having said all of that I find the 2.4.20 kernel to be an all around slight improvement in performance. But a major improvement in performance in running VMWare. If you do not run VMware I don't see it as a necessary upgrade. But if you feel adventurous then by all means follow my instructions for making and installing the 2.4.20 kernel from my web site. Again, if you do upgrade you will need to use the NVIDIA_kernel*src.rpm and will have to use slightly different instructions for installing it.

For now the absolute easiest thing for you to do is to just download the binary nVidia kernel RPM for 2.4.18-14 and install it. It will provide a significant performance increase (by significant I don't mean 2x the performance, I mean around 100-200x the performance for GL programs). Later on if you want to upgrade the kernel by all means go for it.

[ December 23, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

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