2009-09-15 02:20:56

by Hin-Tak Leung

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Subject: [PATCH] compat-2.6: adding notes on installing to non-running kernel

adding notes on installing to non-running kernel

Signed-off-by: Hin-Tak Leung <[email protected]>
---
README | 9 +++++++++
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 7c6c2cd..380fc5a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ compat-wireless-2.6 drivers for it you can use this syntax:

make KLIB=/home/mcgrof/kernels/linux-2.6.23.9 KLIB_BUILD=/home/mcgrof/kernels/linux-2.6.23.9

+If you have a kernel installed, which is not your currently running kernel (e.g. via
+distro updates; plus its corresponding kernel-dev package), you can use this syntax:
+
+make KLIB=/lib/modules/2.6.30.6-53.fc11.x86_64
+
+ and to install to your system's root path for the non-running kernel:
+
+make KLIB=/lib/modules/2.6.30.6-53.fc11.x86_64 KMODPATH_ARG='INSTALL_MOD_PATH=' install
+
Bugs
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1.6.2.5