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From: Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:37:37 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48EE4F71.3000707@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081009182520.GA6643@solfire>

meino.cramer@gmx.de schrieb am 09.10.2008 20:25:
> thanks for help. But let me come back to my initial question:
> 
> Is it possible to compile the source of the nvidia driver interface
> for a currently compiled but unbooted kernel ?

Does the nvidia-driver really need the kernel for which it will be
compiled running? I always compile the new kernel, let module-rebuild do
it's job and reboot. Never had problems with this. I think it just needs
the kernel sources ready for which it will be compiled. This means
emerging kernel sources and have the symlink properly set.

To use a new driver when there is no kernel change without a reboot you
just need to stop the X-Server unload and load the nvidia driver and
start the X-Server again.

Regards,

Daniel



  reply	other threads:[~2008-10-09 18:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-10-09 17:48 [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel meino.cramer
2008-10-09 18:15 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2008-10-09 18:25   ` meino.cramer
2008-10-09 18:37     ` Daniel Pielmeier [this message]
2008-10-09 18:52       ` Alan McKinnon
2008-10-09 19:15         ` Daniel Pielmeier
2008-10-09 19:03     ` [gentoo-user] " 7v5w7go9ub0o
2008-10-09 20:26     ` [gentoo-user] " Dirk Heinrichs
2008-10-09 23:32   ` David Wei
2008-10-09 18:25 ` Paul Hartman
2008-10-09 18:32   ` meino.cramer
2008-10-09 18:38     ` Sascha Hlusiak
2008-10-09 18:39     ` Paul Hartman
2008-10-10  6:19     ` Stroller

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