Marv, Thank you very much for the howto. Now when a newer kernel is in updates-testing, I will try it out. I just need to install dkms + slmodemd-src-rpm and then the subsequent updates to the kernel will install automagically :) Regards, Antonio On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Marvin Stodolsky <marvin.stodolsky@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Antonio, > > Part of the dkms installation is /etc/init.d/dkms_autoinstaller . > On bootup it assesses whether a new kernel has been installed. > If so, it references a list dkms adapted driver source packages on the > host System. > Then it builds and installs all needed drivers. > The only additional requirement is that the linux-headers or > configured linux-source needed for compiling support has been > installed. > > Read the attached for more detail. > > MarvS > > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Antonio Olivares > <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Marv, >> >> I am taking a look at dkms package(s) from Fedora Project. I will >> need to investigate it a little more. >> >> I visited the following pages: >> >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/dkms >> >> http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/dkms/F-10/?hideattic=0 >> >> http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/dkms/F-10/sources?view=log&pathrev=dkms-2_0_21_1-2_fc10 >> >> and Koji page: >> >> http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=98059 >> >> Questions, if I install dkms rpm, how can I use it to build slmodemd >> package in case I install a new kernel? This is new stuff to me. Are >> there any howto's available so I can try to learn from this? >> >> BTW, >> In case I install a new kernel from source old fashioned way and no >> rpm, then I will have to manually install the packages the traditional >> way. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Antonio >> > <div><br></div>
