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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:28:07
Message-Id: 58965d8a0810091125r557ce0cdxb4bb4b21109ce2b7@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <meino.cramer@×××.de> wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the
5 > nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to
6 > use.
7 > After compiling/installing the new kernel, the "old" kernel is
8 > still running.
9 > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for
10 > the new kernel while the old one is still running?
11 >
12 > Would save me one reboot...
13
14 I always do that and never had a problem. eselect to set new kernel
15 version, make & install the new kernel, emerge packages containing
16 modules, reboot. Works for me.
17
18 Paul

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