Denis wrote: > On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And in fact does it really matter if its pointing at the newly >> installed or actual running kernel, when kernel compiling operations >> take place? >> > > When I upgrade a kernel, I first change the symlink using eselect to > point to the source I'm about to install. Then, after I configure and > compile the kernel, I use the "module-rebuild rebuild" to rebuild any > kernel modules against the new source. Move the bzImage to /boot, > reboot, and that's it. I don't know how genkernel changes any of this > - I use manual menuconfig. > > >
I'm about the same. I update the symlink, build the kernel, update nvidia-drivers against the new kernel before I forget, copy bzImage to /boot and edit grub. I reboot when I get the chance. If the kernel is borked, I change the symlink back and reboot to my old kernel. I try to keep the symlink pointing to the kernel I am running even if it is not absolutely necessary. Dale :-) :-)
