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Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:56:24 -0600
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Peter Humphrey wrote:
> On Sunday 16 January 2011 12:13:54 Adam Carter wrote:
>
>    
>> The no kernel config error sounds more like you havent done make
>> oldconfig/menuconfig whatever to create the .config file.
>>      
> In fact that isn't it. I've copied the .config from /boot, run make
> oldconfig, compiled the kernel and copied it to /boot. Still nvidia-
> drivers won't compile, apparently because /usr/src/linux points to a
> kernel other than the running one.
>
>    

I haven't rebooted yet but I did point the symlink to the new kernel.  I 
can emerge nvidia here with no problems.  It noticed it was pointing to 
the new kernel and installed them correctly.  I'll reboot here in a bit 
and see what happens.

Dale

:-)  :-)