great, thanks !
2009/11/15 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com>:
> On Sunday 15 November 2009 04:06:27 Zhang Jun wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I want to keep two kernels in my pc, but have some problems on video
>> card driver and vbox:
>>
>> pc ~ # cd /lib/modules/
>> pc modules # ls
>> 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice 2.6.30-tuxonice-r6
>> pc modules # uname -r
>> 2.6.28-tuxonice-r10-tuxonice
>> pc modules # eix -I nvidia
>> [I] x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers
>> Available versions: 71.86.09!s ~71.86.11!s 96.43.13!s
>> 173.14.20!s ~173.14.20-r1!s 180.60!s ~185.18.36!s ~185.18.36-r1!s
>> ~190.29!s ~190.42-r2!s ~190.42-r3!s {acpi custom-cflags gtk
>> kernel_FreeBSD kernel_linux multilib userland_BSD}
>> Installed versions: 180.60!s(21时18分12秒 2009年08月16日)(acpi
>> kernel_linux -custom-cflags -gtk -multilib)
>>
>> ### and I want to install nv driver for another kernel by hand (not emerge)
>>
>> pc modules # sh
>> /usr/portage/distfiles/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-180.60-pkg0.run -a -K -k
>> "2.6.30-tuxonice-r6"
>> Verifying archive integrity... OK
>> Uncompressing NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86
>> 180.60.....................................................................
>> ...........................................................................
>>
>> ERROR: No NVIDIA driver is currently installed; the
>> '--kernel-module-only' option can only be used to install the NVIDIA
>> kernel module on
>> top of an existing driver installation.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> the same problem will be in virtaulbox-modules, though I have not tested.
>>
>>
>> how can I install nv driver and vbox-modules for two kernels ?
>> thanks!
>>
>
> Why are you trying to do it by hand? Just use emerge and let portage take care
> of all the housekeeping for you:
>
> - emerge module-rebuild
> - run module-rebuild populate
>
> - point /usr/src/linux at the source for the kernel you want to build for
> - run module-rebuild rebuild
> - repeat for each kernel
>
> The ebuild/driver package is smart enough to install kernel modules in the
> correct directory in /lib/modules/ when you do it this way/
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
>
>
