On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:35 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > So, to sum it up, when you update to a new kernel, first update the > symlink (or let the ebuild take care of it), build the kernel, boot it, > *then* rebuild external modules (like ati-drivers). If you know what > you're doing, you don't need to reboot before rebuilding external > modules, for example I do: > > ebuild /usr/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers/ati-drivers-N.ebuild compile > mkdir /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/video > cp > /var/tmp/portage/x11-drivers/ati-drivers-N/work/common/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod/2.6.x/fglrx.ko > > /lib/modules/KERNEL_VERSION/video/
I don't use ati, but with other modules, this is not necessary. As long as /usr/srx/linux contains a valid .config, you can build modules against that kernel without running or even compiling it. -- Neil Bothwick Thesaurus: ancient reptile with an excellent vocabulary
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