Re: [gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:20:10AM +1000, Richard Watson wrote: Hi - I just upgraded my kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 to kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.14-gentoo-r2. So far I have no sound (Alsa) or wireless connectivity (ipw2100). Do I need to re-emerge the relevant packages? And if I do will this remove the functionality from the old yes. no. You need to recompile the kernel modules against the new kernel for them to work. And /lib/modules is protected so that recompiling kernel modules for new kernels won't remove the modules for the old kernel. (Hint: there is a reason that /lib/modules has subdirectories numbered by kernel versions.) kernel. I can boot the old kernel fine with sound and everything. HTH, Thanks .. A really good explanation for a novice (as in me). Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity
On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:20:10AM +1000, Richard Watson wrote: Hi - I just upgraded my kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 to kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.14-gentoo-r2. So far I have no sound (Alsa) or wireless connectivity (ipw2100). Do I need to re-emerge the relevant packages? And if I do will this remove the functionality from the old yes. no. You need to recompile the kernel modules against the new kernel for them to work. And /lib/modules is protected so that recompiling kernel modules for new kernels won't remove the modules for the old kernel. (Hint: there is a reason that /lib/modules has subdirectories numbered by kernel versions.) kernel. I can boot the old kernel fine with sound and everything. HTH, W -- Love is like 2. It has irrational roots. ~Daniel Jonathan Peng Sortir en Pantoufles: up 9 days, 17:53 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
