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On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:17 -0700, Edward Martinez wrote: |
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> Cool, :-) are you aware that the nvidia kernel module needs to be |
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> reinstall every time a new linux kernel or current kernel is compiled? |
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> |
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> code: Important: Every time you compile a new kernel or recompile |
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> the current one, you will need to reinstall the nVidia kernel modules. |
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> An easy way to keep track of modules installed by ebuilds (such as |
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> nvidia-drivers) is to install sys-kernel/module-rebuild. Once you've |
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> installed it, simply run module-rebuild populate to populate its |
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> database with a list of packages to be rebuilt. Once you've finished |
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> compiling or recompiling a kernel, just run module-rebuild rebuild to |
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> rebuild the drivers for your new kernel./code |
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Thanks, Edward. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt (several |
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times :-). The legacy nVidia stuff is a hassle, and I'm looking forward |
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to dumping it on the new desktop I'm building. |
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