Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Stroller
On 9 Oct 2008, at 19:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Paul Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:31]: On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread David Wei
Acturally,I did what Dirk said,only one reboot is needed. but take a look at this,http://code.google.com/p/atv-bootloader/wiki/Understandingkexec I think this can even save the first reboot. On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:15:19 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2008 20:25:20 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Is it possible to compile the source of the nvidia driver interface > for a currently compiled but unbooted kernel ? Hmm, thought I gave the exact command you need. Bye... Dirk

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
Alan McKinnon schrieb am 09.10.2008 20:52: >> Does the nvidia-driver really need the kernel for which it will be >> compiled running? > > No. This wasn't really intended as a question. I should have made that clearer. :-) I think I have explained why it is not needed later.

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 09 October 2008 20:37:37 Daniel Pielmeier wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 09.10.2008 20:25: > > thanks for help. But let me come back to my initial question: > > > > Is it possible to compile the source of the nvidia driver interface > > for a currently compiled but unbooted kerne

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:32 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > sorry, I missed to say, that I am using the vanilla kernel from > ftp.kernel.org. I am not using the gentoo kernel sources... Hi Meino, I think it should be the same. I don't use genkernel or anything, but I do use gentoo-sources. I ma

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Sascha Hlusiak
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Paul Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:31]: > >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the >>> nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Daniel Pielmeier
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 09.10.2008 20:25: > thanks for help. But let me come back to my initial question: > > Is it possible to compile the source of the nvidia driver interface > for a currently compiled but unbooted kernel ? Does the nvidia-driver really need the kernel for which it will b

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Paul Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:31]: > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the > > nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to > > use. > > After compiling/instal

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the > nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to > use. > After compiling/installing the new kernel, the "old" kernel is > still running. > Is it

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [08-10-09 20:23]: > Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2008 19:48:37 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for > > the new kernel while the old one is still running? > > KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules//source emerge nvidia

Re: [gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread Dirk Heinrichs
Am Donnerstag, 9. Oktober 2008 19:48:37 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for > the new kernel while the old one is still running? KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules//source emerge nvidia-driver > Would save me one reboot... Why? 1) Build new kerne

[gentoo-user] Compiling for an unbooted kernel

2008-10-09 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, I am using a nvidia card for linux. Therefore I have to compile the nvidia driver interface for each new vanilla kernel I want to use. After compiling/installing the new kernel, the "old" kernel is still running. Is it possible -- and how -- to compile/install this interface for the new kernel