From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KoBLx-0003Pb-KC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:19:57 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4EA23E01B8; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:19:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D754E01B8 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:19:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 10 Oct 2008 07:19:54 +0100 Received: from funf.stroller.uk.eu.org (funf.stroller.uk.eu.org [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DE84137A86 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:19:53 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <9FBC5D3F-C2CE-4482-ADAF-6EC6F0CB3E39@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20081009183241.GB6643@solfire> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:19:45 +0100 References: <20081009174837.GA6279@solfire> <58965d8a0810091125r557ce0cdxb4bb4b21109ce2b7@mail.gmail.com> <20081009183241.GB6643@solfire> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) X-Archives-Salt: e5baec9e-0715-4aad-ae87-1de82dea3140 X-Archives-Hash: 12fff390a72f115844c0ae4d0d9968df On 9 Oct 2008, at 19:32, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote: > 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. > > sorry, I missed to say, that I am using the vanilla kernel from > ftp.kernel.org. I am not using the gentoo kernel sources... The only difference I can see that this makes is that the `eselect` might not work if you've installed the sources manually. I doubt it, but to be on the safe side use the vanilla kernel from ftp.kernel.org by using the `emerge sys-kernel/vanilla-sources` command. Stroller.