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From: meino.cramer@×××.de
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:25:25
Message-Id: 20081009182520.GA6643@solfire
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel by Dirk Heinrichs
1 Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de> [08-10-09 20:23]:
2 > Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2008 19:48:37 schrieb meino.cramer@×××.de:
3 > > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for
4 > > the new kernel while the old one is still running?
5 >
6 > KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/source emerge nvidia-driver
7 >
8 > > Would save me one reboot...
9 >
10 > Why?
11 >
12 > 1) Build new kernel
13 > 2) reboot
14 > 3) emerge nvidia-driver
15 > 4) modprobe nvidia
16 > 5) /etc/init.d/xdm start
17 >
18 > One reboot.
19 >
20 > Bye...
21 >
22 > Dirk
23 >
24
25 Hi Dirk,
26
27 thanks for help. But let me come back to my initial question:
28
29 Is it possible to compile the source of the nvidia driver interface
30 for a currently compiled but unbooted kernel ?
31
32 Kind regards,
33 mcc
34
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Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com>
[gentoo-user] Re: Compiling for an unbooted kernel 7v5w7go9ub0o <7v5w7go9ub0o@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>