[gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity

[gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity

[Richard Watson]

Hi - I just upgraded my kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 to
kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.14-gentoo-r2. So far I have no sound (Alsa) or
wireless connectivity (ipw2100). Do I need to re-emerge the relevant
packages? And if I do will this remove the functionality from the old
kernel. I can boot the old kernel fine with sound and everything.
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Thanks, Richard


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Re: [gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity

[Willie Wong]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:20:10AM +1000, Richard Watson wrote:
> Hi - I just upgraded my kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 to
> kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.14-gentoo-r2. So far I have no sound (Alsa) or
> wireless connectivity (ipw2100). Do I need to re-emerge the relevant
> packages? And if I do will this remove the functionality from the old

yes. no.

You need to recompile the kernel modules against the new kernel for
them to work. And /lib/modules is protected so that recompiling kernel
modules for new kernels won't remove the modules for the old kernel.
(Hint: there is a reason that /lib/modules has subdirectories numbered
by kernel versions.)

> kernel. I can boot the old kernel fine with sound and everything.

HTH, 

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Re: [gentoo-user] Bit puzzled over Kernel Upgrade with Genkernel - No Sound or Wireless Connectivity

[Richard Watson]

> On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 09:20:10AM +1000, Richard Watson wrote:
> > Hi - I just upgraded my kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 to
> > kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.14-gentoo-r2. So far I have no sound (Alsa) or
> > wireless connectivity (ipw2100). Do I need to re-emerge the relevant
> > packages? And if I do will this remove the functionality from the old
> 
> yes. no.
> 
> You need to recompile the kernel modules against the new kernel for
> them to work. And /lib/modules is protected so that recompiling kernel
> modules for new kernels won't remove the modules for the old kernel.
> (Hint: there is a reason that /lib/modules has subdirectories numbered
> by kernel versions.)
> 
> > kernel. I can boot the old kernel fine with sound and everything.
> 
> HTH, 
> 
Thanks .. A really good  explanation for a novice (as in me). Richard

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