On Thursday 27 October 2005 14:25, Digby Tarvin wrote: > 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? for example, i installed with emerge vanilla-sources. when a new version is available, emerge vanilla-sources creates a new directory under /usr/src and puts it there.
> > 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 kernel is no longer current, and I havn't found anything in the 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 -- John Jolet Your On-Demand IT Department 512-762-0729 www.jolet.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
