emerge -u gentoo-sources

BertG · n00b Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 6

WHen i did the command
emerge -up world
i saw that gentoo-sources could be updated too version gentoo-sources-2.4.25-r3

And now i have some questions...
Is this my new kernel? If yes...
WHat should i do now?
Update my boot-loader?
Recompile my nnvidea modules...

pleas help me out

My "previous" version was: 2.4.25-r2

The_Bell · Apprentice Joined: 01 Jul 2002 Posts: 157

This will only put the new kernel tree in /usr/src

Then you have to recompile the new kernel if you want, copy the bzImage to the /boot partition and all those things. If you are using nvidia and alsa modules you should reinstall them after the make modules_install command.

And remember to update the symlink /usr/src/linux to point to the new kernel tree.
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PingEnt · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:18 am Post subject:

Yes, this is your new kernel, but you do not need to update to it even if you have emerged it. It is, however, recommended that you do.

If you wish to change to the new kernel, do this:
1. rm /usr/src/linux

2. ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.25-gentoo-r3 /usr/src/linux
(please note about step 2: I am not exactly sure what the folder for the gentoo-sources2.4.25-r3 is, but you will probably find something similar to the one listed)

3. cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.25-gentoo-r2/.config /usr/src/linux/.config-old

4. cd /usr/src/linux

5. make menuconfig

Once inside the config screen, go to the bottom of the options and select:

"Load an Alternate Config file"

This will give you a prompt for a file, write .config-old .

Exit and save.

(still inside /usr/src/linux)

6. make dep && make bzImage modules modules_install

7. mount /boot

8. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage (or whatever other name you have specified your bootloader to load your kernel from)

9. IF you run lilo do a /sbin/lilo

10. Go to a Virtual Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+Fn , where n is a number between 1 and 6).

11. stop X: /etc/init.d/xdm stop

12. Recompile the nvidia kernel: emerge nvidia-kernel

13. reboot
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BertG · n00b Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 6

thx, that really helped a lot