On Saturday 31 October 2009 23:26:33 Dale wrote: > Denis wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > >> And in fact does it really matter if its pointing at the newly > >> installed or actual running kernel, when kernel compiling operations > >> take place? > > > > When I upgrade a kernel, I first change the symlink using eselect to > > point to the source I'm about to install. Then, after I configure and > > compile the kernel, I use the "module-rebuild rebuild" to rebuild any > > kernel modules against the new source. Move the bzImage to /boot, > > reboot, and that's it. I don't know how genkernel changes any of this > > - I use manual menuconfig. > > I'm about the same. I update the symlink, build the kernel, update > nvidia-drivers against the new kernel before I forget, copy bzImage to > /boot and edit grub. I reboot when I get the chance.
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 :-) -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
