On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 06:55:31PM +0100, "ifj. Stefán István" wrote: > Hello! > > I have a quite good kernel, but today I realised that I need a kernel > module that hadn't been compiled before. > Is there any way to compile only that new module, and not compiling the > whole kernel and all of the modules again? > > Thanks, > István
make nconfig (or menuconfig or whatever-config) select M for the module exit and save make && make modules_install will put the module into /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ then you can "modprobe <symbol for module>" and it will be in use. You should go ahead and install that new kernel and edit your bootloader as needed. Bruce -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ supp...@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting
