Re: Replacing kernel modules
On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:42:06 +0000, Guy Coates wrote:
> The current way I am handling the install is to rename the existing
> kernel modules in the package preinst and postrm scripts before running
> depmod.
Yikes!
> This has the potential to break horribly if the user updates the current
> kernel with a point release, as the older kernel modules will be put
> back in place.
>
> Is there a better way to handle this?
Absolutely. :)
I believe you can install your modules under /lib/modules/<kernel-
version>/updates and depmod will prefer them to the kernel's own modules.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=30;bug=276660
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