From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-desktop+bounces-1904-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1Q2rah-0001TV-Df for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:57:11 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C686A1C0A0; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:55:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shakti.fmp.com (shakti.fmp.com [208.81.244.105]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9986D1C0A0 for <gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:55:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.16] ([::ffff:10.8.0.4]) (AUTH: LOGIN fmouse@fmp.com) by shakti.fmp.com with esmtp; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:55:46 -0500 id 000000000026BBB3.000000004D8BAFD2.0000326F Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] System problems - some progress From: Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@fmp.com> To: gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <4D8BA6EA.5030908@gmail.com> References: <1300596366.8325.30.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> <20110320095034.6b27043a.zilka@fi.muni.cz> <1300637317.1698.38.camel@ubuntu> <20110321001034.42e087b8.zilka@fi.muni.cz> <1300672634.8325.179.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> <20110321095742.758b2278.zilka@fi.muni.cz> <1300724287.1757.78.camel@ubuntu> <685081770-1300738047-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-274633814-@bda261.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <1300746267.11877.76.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> <4D87D52F.4060706@gmail.com> <4D87FD44.1030502@gentoo.org> <1300990587.8052.61.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> <4D8B9856.3030204@gmail.com> <1300995840.8052.216.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> <4D8BA6EA.5030908@gmail.com> Organization: FMP Computer Services Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:55:45 -0500 Message-Id: <1301000145.8052.307.camel@vishnu.fmp.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-desktop+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-desktop.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: e92d5d95f9d30af5041cbb35a5786cc1 On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:17 -0700, Edward Martinez wrote: > Cool, :-) are you aware that the nvidia kernel module needs to be > reinstall every time a new linux kernel or current kernel is compiled? > > code: Important: Every time you compile a new kernel or recompile > the current one, you will need to reinstall the nVidia kernel modules. > An easy way to keep track of modules installed by ebuilds (such as > nvidia-drivers) is to install sys-kernel/module-rebuild. Once you've > installed it, simply run module-rebuild populate to populate its > database with a list of packages to be rebuilt. Once you've finished > compiling or recompiling a kernel, just run module-rebuild rebuild to > rebuild the drivers for your new kernel./code Thanks, Edward. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt (several times :-). The legacy nVidia stuff is a hassle, and I'm looking forward to dumping it on the new desktop I'm building. -- Lindsay Haisley | SUPPORT NETWORK NEUTRALITY FMP Computer Services | -------------------------- 512-259-1190 | Boycott Yahoo, RoadRunner, AOL http://www.fmp.com | and Verison