Bug 1317181 - Kernel 4.4.4-301.fc23.x86_64 update forces to reinstall NVIDIA Drivers
Summary: Kernel 4.4.4-301.fc23.x86_64 update forces to reinstall NVIDIA Drivers
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kernel
Version: 23
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Kernel Maintainer List
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-03-12 20:08 UTC by Damon Hill
Modified: 2016-03-13 00:58 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2016-03-13 00:58:01 UTC
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Description Damon Hill 2016-03-12 20:08:59 UTC 
Description of problem:

I had to manually reinstall nVidia Drivers (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.96) after updating Fedora 23 to kernel 4.4.4-301 using DNF.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Fedora 23 - Cinnamon Spin
VGA Driver: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-340.96
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 240

How reproducible:

Everytime the system boots

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Update Fedora 23 to kernel 4.4.4-301 using DNF
2. Reboot using 4.4.4-301 kernel option
3. Log-in

Actual results:

It doesn't display cinnamon panel and a message shows asking to restart Cinnamon

Additional info:

After reinstalling the nVidia Driver, the problem solved.
Comment 1 Josh Boyer 2016-03-13 00:58:01 UTC 
Fedora does not provide or support proprietary modules.
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