On Sunday 15 November 2009 04:06:27 Zhang Jun wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I want to keep two kernels in my pc, but have some problems on video
> card driver and vbox:
>
> pc ~ # cd /lib/modules/
> pc modules # ls
> 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice 2.6.30-tuxonice-r6
> pc modules # uname -r
> 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice
> pc modules # eix -I nvidia
> [I] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
> Available versions: 71.86.09!s ~71.86.11!s 96.43.13!s
> 173.14.20!s ~173.14.20-r1!s 180.60!s ~185.18.36!s ~185.18.36-r1!s
> ~190.29!s ~190.42-r2!s ~190.42-r3!s {acpi custom-cflags gtk
> kernel_FreeBSD kernel_linux multilib userland_BSD}
> Installed versions: 180.60!s(21时18分12秒 2009年08月16日)(acpi
> kernel_linux -custom-cflags -gtk -multilib)
>
> ### and I want to install nv driver for another kernel by hand (not emerge)
>
> pc modules # sh
> /usr/portage/distfiles/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.60-pkg0.run -a -K -k
> "2.6.30-tuxonice-r6"
> Verifying archive integrity... OK
> Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
> 180.60.....................................................................
> ...........................................................................
>
> ERROR: No NVIDIA driver is currently installed; the
> '--kernel-module-only' option can only be used to install the NVIDIA
> kernel module on
> top of an existing driver installation.
>
>
>
>
> the same problem will be in virtaulbox-modules, though I have not tested.
>
>
> how can I install nv driver and vbox-modules for two kernels ?
> thanks!
>
Why are you trying to do it by hand? Just use emerge and let portage take care
of all the housekeeping for you:
- emerge module-rebuild
- run module-rebuild populate
- point /usr/src/linux at the source for the kernel you want to build for
- run module-rebuild rebuild
- repeat for each kernel
The ebuild/driver package is smart enough to install kernel modules in the
correct directory in /lib/modules/ when you do it this way/
--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
