Re: m-a question

[Simone Crippa <simone.crippa@gmx.net>]

Hi Zachary,

as far as I know, there is an easy way out, The -l flag of m-a.
The way I do it is:

1) dist-upgrade (or apt-get install new linux-image-x.y.z-xx-yyy)
2) check if linux-headers-x.y.z-xx-yyy are also installed, otherwise
3) apt-get install linux-headers-x.y.z-xx-yyy
4) m-a -l x.y.z-xx-yyy a-i nvidia your-wireless-driver
5) reboot into the upgraded kernel

I heard somebody screaming after an automated m-a run when a kernel is 
upgraded, but I don't know if there's something out there yet.


Regards, Simone




Zachary Rizer wrote:
> When using module assistant to install a package (e.g. nvidia driver, some wireless driver, whatever), it only compiles a module for that currently-running kernel, correct?  
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> So, then, after a dist-upgrade, in which I have installed a new kernel, when the machine is rebooted into this 
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> Is there any way around this?  I have to install my wireless drivers with m-a, so if I reboot into a new kernel, I have no connectivity and have to be physically at the machine.
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> Thanks,
> Zaq
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