Re: [gentoo-user] Big problem with module-rebuild

[Peter Ruskin <Peter.Ruskin@dsl.pipex.com>]

On Monday 07 November 2005 17:26, Holly Bostick wrote:
> And the drivers build and install fine... then this:
> |>>> Safely unmerging already-installed instance...
>
> <snip>
> ==>--- cfgpro obj /lib/modules/2.6.13-gentoo-r4/video/fglrx.ko
> ==>--- cfgpro dir /lib/modules/2.6.13-gentoo-r4/video
> ==>--- cfgpro dir /lib/modules/2.6.13-gentoo-r4
> <snip>
> Switching to ati OpenGL interface... done
>
> |>>> original instance of package unmerged safely.
>
>T Switching to ati OpenGL interface... done
>
> So the rebuild process has *removed* the kernel modules for what
> will be the previous kernel when I reboot--- and if my new kernel
> doesn't boot, well neither will my previous one, depending on how
> critical the modules are (in this case, I just won't have X, but
> depending on one's setup, one might have lost something really
> necessary).

This sort of thing happened *ages* ago with the nvidia drivers.  I 
don't remember how they fixed it but you could try adding 
"CONFIG_PROTECT="/lib/modules" to /etc/make.conf.

-- 
Peter
========================================================================
Gentoo Linux: Portage 2.0.51.22-r3.	kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r5.
i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+.		gcc(GCC): 3.3.5-20050130.
KDE: 3.4.92 (beta2, >= 20051010).	Qt: 3.3.4.
========================================================================
-- 
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list