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On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:20:57 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> I'm a forgetful old git. In my world it usually goes like this: |
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> emerge, build, install new kernel |
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> carry on with work |
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> boot into new kernel at some later point |
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> observe xdm doing nothing on-screen |
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> curse and swear mightily |
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> Ctrl-Alt-F1 |
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> login as root |
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> check symlink |
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> module-rebuild rebuild |
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> modprobe -r nvidia && modprobe nvidia |
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> /etc/init.d/xdm restart && logout |
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> takes about 6 minutes total, 6 minutes that I'll never get back :-) |
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That's why I use a script to build and install the kernel and then |
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install any external modules. With video drivers it's merely an |
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inconvenience if you forget, but with wireless drivers, especially |
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with DISTDIR on NFS, it means I would have to reboot back to the old |
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kernel again. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If you think that there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody. |
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