From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [69.77.167.62] (helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ko0LD-0003l4-VK for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:34:28 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9911AE00D2; Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:32:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 898E4E00D2 for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:32:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 09 Oct 2008 18:32:42 -0000 Received: from p548530B8.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO localhost) [84.133.48.184] by mail.gmx.net (mp010) with SMTP; 09 Oct 2008 20:32:42 +0200 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18hG+4IMdohc4uFYLjvKcVlkWRg/xIMbS+T2nHXtB j9lUeRezmikt8P Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=solfire) by localhost with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ko0JV-0002vj-6v for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:32:41 +0200 Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:32:41 +0200 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel Message-ID: <20081009183241.GB6643@solfire> References: <20081009174837.GA6279@solfire> <58965d8a0810091125r557ce0cdxb4bb4b21109ce2b7@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <58965d8a0810091125r557ce0cdxb4bb4b21109ce2b7@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.6899999999999999 X-Archives-Salt: 0a94a175-e308-4900-be8e-007cc4e55797 X-Archives-Hash: 238b1fb7eb7b2db458316269c8e8127e Paul Hartman [08-10-09 20:31]: > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the > > nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to > > use. > > After compiling/installing the new kernel, the "old" kernel is > > still running. > > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for > > the new kernel while the old one is still running? > > > > Would save me one reboot... > > I always do that and never had a problem. eselect to set new kernel > version, make & install the new kernel, emerge packages containing > modules, reboot. Works for me. > > Paul > Hi Paul, sorry, I missed to say, that I am using the vanilla kernel from ftp.kernel.org. I am not using the gentoo kernel sources... keep hacking! mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.