On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 09:13:22PM +0200, vitko wrote: > I'm used to something like > > ... > make-kpkg kernel-image --append-to-version -v1 > make-kpkg modules-image --append-to-version -v1 > cd .. > dpkg -i *-v1*deb > ... > > Anyway, what is this module-assistant thing for? How can it help me? I > know it exists, but so far I'm happy with the two lines above. Is it > worth to learn to use m-a? How can I start?
m-a is great for when you have a kernel-headers (linux-headers now) package installed for an already build kernel and just want to build the modules for the existing kernel. After all you might update the nvidia drivers without building a new kernel the same day. m-a does everything in one step for most cases. Of course I also don't bother to build my own kernels anymore. I haven't bothered since debian went to 2.6 kernels. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
