On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:42:06 +0000, Guy Coates wrote: > The current way I am handling the install is to rename the existing > kernel modules in the package preinst and postrm scripts before running > depmod.
Yikes! > This has the potential to break horribly if the user updates the current > kernel with a point release, as the older kernel modules will be put > back in place. > > Is there a better way to handle this? Absolutely. :) I believe you can install your modules under /lib/modules/<kernel- version>/updates and depmod will prefer them to the kernel's own modules. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=30;bug=276660 -- Sam Morris https://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
