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compat-2.6: adding notes on installing to non-running kernel

Message ID 1252981256-12371-1-git-send-email-HinTak.Leung@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
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Hin-Tak Leung Sept. 15, 2009, 2:20 a.m. UTC 
adding notes on installing to non-running kernel

Signed-off-by: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>
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 README |    9 +++++++++
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diff --git a/README b/README
index 7c6c2cd..380fc5a 100644
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@@ -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
+
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