On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:20:57 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:

> I'm a forgetful old git. In my world it usually goes like this:
> 
> emerge, build, install new kernel
> carry on with work
> boot into new kernel at some later point
> observe xdm doing nothing on-screen
> curse and swear mightily
> Ctrl-Alt-F1
> login as root
> check symlink
> module-rebuild rebuild
> modprobe -r nvidia && modprobe nvidia
> /etc/init.d/xdm restart && logout
> 
> takes about 6 minutes total, 6 minutes that I'll never get back :-)

That's why I use a script to build and install the kernel and then
install any external modules. With video drivers it's merely an
inconvenience if you forget, but with wireless drivers, especially
with DISTDIR on NFS, it means I would have to reboot back to the old
kernel again.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

If you think that there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.