Thanks, Thats what wasn't clear to me. I assume this is a special case in that an 'update world' won't install new kernel sources by default?
I assume that the separate kernel source trees means that a new kernel can be build in parallel to an older one, and the active kernel chosen at boot time. Thanks, DigbyT P.S. is there an easy way to confirm which kernel source (gentoo/vanilla) was originally installed? On Thu, Oct 27, 2005 at 02:31:30PM -0500, John Jolet wrote: > 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 kernel is no longer current, and I havn't found anything in the 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 -- Digby R. S. Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digbyt.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
