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cipherus
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 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:31 am Post subject: make modules_install |
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i'm currently about to start testing a new kernel source (suspend-sources), and i was wondering, when i do `make modules_install` on the new kernel sources, will it overwrite the modules compiled with/for my current kernel?
i just want to be sure they will be completely seperate so i can have my old kernel easy to boot from in grub.
a side question, will drivers that i've compiled (like alsa-driver-9999) need to be re-emerged everytime i decide to switch back and forth between kernels to work again? |
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di1bert
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:36 am Post subject: |
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will it overwrite the modules compiled with/for my current kernel?
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If you're already using a suspend sources release of the same version then yes it will. If not
it will install the modules to /lib/modules/kernel-VERSION
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will drivers that i've compiled (like alsa-driver-9999) need to be re-emerged everytime i decide to switch back and forth between kernels to work again?
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Not if your changing from one kernel version to another. You'll only need to recompile if you
do a make modules_install on the same version of the kernel you're currently running.
Hope I made some sense 
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cipherus
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| Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:38 am Post subject: |
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| very helpful! thank you very much! |
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