On Sunday 01 November 2009 00:52:42 Dale wrote: > > 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 :-) > > > > > > Well, I'm a bit of a old git too. I just sort of build habits when I am > doing something which helps me to not forget. I'm dreading the new > baselayout upgrade. I don't have a "habit" for that yet. lol
Go on, do it. You know you want to :-) Besides, what else do you have to do with your time except read new stuff in /etc/conf.d/ ? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
