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neysx 06/01/08 15:16:15 |
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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en kernel-upgrade.xml |
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Log: |
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#118060 add a blurb about module-rebuild |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.13 +25 -14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml?rev=1.13&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml?rev=1.13&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml.diff?r1=1.12&r2=1.13&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: kernel-upgrade.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.12 |
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retrieving revision 1.13 |
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diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13 |
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--- kernel-upgrade.xml 1 Jan 2006 11:51:43 -0000 1.12 |
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+++ kernel-upgrade.xml 8 Jan 2006 15:16:15 -0000 1.13 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v 1.12 2006/01/01 11:51:43 neysx Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml,v 1.13 2006/01/08 15:16:15 neysx Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml"> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>0.1.8</version> |
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-<date>2005-10-11</date> |
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+<version>0.2</version> |
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+<date>2006-01-06</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<p> |
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If you use any kernel modules that are not included in the kernel source tree |
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-but are provided elsewhere in portage (e.g. NVIDIA or ATI graphics drivers), |
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-then you must reinstall these after upgrading the kernel. This is as simple as |
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-re-merging the packages involved. For more information, refer to the chapter on |
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-<e>Configuring the Kernel</e> in the <uri |
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-link="/doc/en/handbook/index.xml">Gentoo Handbook</uri>. |
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-To ensure these packages will build against the source tree at |
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-<path>/usr/src/linux</path>, first uninstall the packages, then re-emerge them. |
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-If old sources for these packages are kept by portage, this uninstall/re-emerge |
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-procedure will make sure that they are rebuilt to work with the new kernel. |
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+but are provided elsewhere in Portage (e.g. ALSA drivers and NVIDIA or ATI |
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+graphics drivers), then you must reinstall these after upgrading the kernel. |
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+This is as simple as re-merging the packages involved. For more information, |
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+refer to the chapter on <e>Configuring the Kernel</e> in the <uri |
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+link="/doc/en/handbook/">Gentoo Handbook</uri>. To ensure these |
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+packages will build against the source tree at <path>/usr/src/linux</path>, |
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+first uninstall the packages, then re-emerge them. If old sources for these |
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+packages are kept by portage, this uninstall/re-emerge procedure will make sure |
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+that they are rebuilt to work with the new kernel. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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We provide you with an easy tool (<c>sys-kernel/module-rebuild</c>) which |
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-rebuilds all the kernel modules you have installed using separate ebuilds. |
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+rebuilds all the kernel modules you have installed using separate ebuilds (for |
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+the <b>currently running</b> kernel, not necessarily the one in |
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+<path>/usr/src/linux</path>). Its use is straightforward. After emerging it, |
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+simply run <c>module-rebuild populate</c> to populate the database with a list |
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+of packages that will need to be rebuilt after upgrading the kernel. Once you |
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+have finished upgrading or recompiling your kernel, run <c>module-rebuild |
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+rebuild</c> to rebuild the drivers for your new kernel before you reboot. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+For more information, run <c>module-rebuild</c> without any options to see a |
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+list of commands that can be passed to the utility. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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in to resume whatever you were doing. If this is the case, then the upgrade is |
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complete. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you made a mistake and the system fails to boot with the new kernel, reboot |
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the system and select the entry from the boot loader that corresponds to the |
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