On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:52:43 -0400 Stefan Monnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I need a few kernel modules that are not included in the stock kernel. > module-assistant makes it pretty easy to compile&install them, but I still > wish it were even more transparent. > > I.e. I'd like to be able to automatically compile&install those modules for > every new kernel I install (and also automatically remove those > installed modules/packages before removing the corresponding kernel). > > Any idea how to do that? I can't be the only one who's tired to forgetting > to auto-reinstall his ipw3945/fglrx/... modules. > > > Stefan Install 'kernel-package'. From '/uss/share/kernel-package/docs/README.modules': > Add on modules and the kernel-package > === == ======= === === ============== > > There are a number of add-on modules (that is, kernel modules > are developed apart from the Linux kernel and do not appear in the > mainstream kernel sources). Notables, at the time of writing, are the > pcmcia-cs and and the alsa sound modules. > > Most of these modules need to be compiled for each kernel > version; they are very dependent on kernel structures. It was > suggested that it would be nice to be able to build the add-on > modules whenever one created a new kernel, and kernel-package > provides some mechanisms to do so for co-operating add-on modules. I haven't tried this, although I should (Madwifi, ndiswrapper). Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
