The kernel stores all of its modules in /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/ Where KERNEL_VERSION is usually be found by the command "uname -r". Here's a tip:
$ cd /lib/modules/`uname -r` # cd's into the modules for current kernel That's basically how it seperates though. So theoretically if you install 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 twice your sharing the same physical space. depmod is one of the many commands that are used to manage these modules and its dependencies. Hope this helps! ~Mike On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Richard Revis wrote: > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 23:03:51 +0100 > From: Richard Revis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: new kernel > > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:57:12 -0700, Alan wrote: > > >> If I update that package... do I need to rebuild the kernel or can I > >> just ignore this update? > > > > Well, if you want the new kernel you'll have to rebuild :) If you don't > > care about .21 you can ignore. > > Do you have to move the /usr/src/linux symlink? > > How exactly does a kernel find it's modules? (Say as opposed to the > modules you compiled for 1.4.20) - what does Linux do to keep things > seperate? > > -- > The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. > The pessimist fears this is true. > 23:02:55 up 28 days, 9:17, 1 user, load average: 0.81, 0.73, 0.56 > E-mail address munged to prevent spam. > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > -><- "And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is. :-)" --Larry Wall in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
