Thanks, but I am ok on configuring the kernels and then installing them in /boot.
The thing which isn't clear to me is how I should get the 'linux-new_version' directory installed on my system without downloading a whole new install image and copying it across manually? Is there a kernel release tarball downloadable somewhere? Or is there some way to ask emerge to do this? Regards, DigbyT On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 08:06:35PM +0100, Qian Qiao wrote: > On 10/27/05, Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The portage system seems pretty effective in keeping the user level > > code up to date on a gentoo system - but now that I have had my > > system installed for 6-7 months it has occured to me that my > > kernel is no longer current, and I havn't found anything in the > > handbook suggesting how this should be approached. > > > > Is there a recommended procedure that someone can point me to? > > Updating the kernel? it's just like compiling a new one. > > # cd /usr/src > # ln -sfn linux-new_version linux > # cd linux > # mount /boot > # make menuconfig > # make && make modules_install > # make install > > Then make sure you re-emerge any kernel modues, e.g. alsa-driver or > your graphic card driver. > > Finally, edit your boot loader's config files accordingly and reboot > your system. > > One last thing tho, if there isn't any kernel bug that bothers you, > and there isn't any new feature you are after in the new version, you > don't have to upgrade your kernel. > > HTH. > > -- Joe > > -- > There are 3 kinds of people in the world: > Those who can count, and those who can't. > > Money can't buy everything. > Sometimes money can't even buy a gun... > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Digby R. S. Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digbyt.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
