From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 25 17:50:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD0C16A4DF for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:50:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@bsdserver.com.br) Received: from nitrobsd.bsdserver.com.br (dns.bsdserver.com.br [200.215.210.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2441F43D72 for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:50:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@bsdserver.com.br) Received: from webmail.bsdserver.com.br (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nitrobsd.bsdserver.com.br (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6PHo72X040284 for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:50:07 -0300 (BRT) (envelope-from freebsd@bsdserver.com.br) From: "Rafael Aquino" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:50:07 -0300 Message-Id: <20060725174956.M9891@bsdserver.com.br> References: <44C5BDB6.7080609@locolomo.org> X-Mailer: OpenWebMail 2.52 20060502 X-OriginatingIP: 200.96.72.178 (bsdserver) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Subject: Re: How to use kernel modules from CURRENT on STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:50:35 -0000 When you do a make depend in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf// you are just compiling the modules... You could make a copy of the source tree (for backup reasons), upgrade to CURRENT, do a make depend and test the modules you want. If it just doesn't work at all you can revert to the backup copy of the source tree and reinstall the STABLE modules. []'s -- Rafael Mentz Aquino BSDServer Ltda. 51 - 9847 8825 ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Erik Norgaard To: questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:44:06 +0200 Subject: How to use kernel modules from CURRENT on STABLE > Hi: > > I have had some problems, it seems that the drivers in -STABLE does > not support my hardware fully. So I want to try out drivers on > -CURRENT without switching the whole system up to current. > > What is the best way to do this? > > - checkout current and copy the relevant source into the stable > source tree? - checkout and compile -CURRENT kernel and then copy > relevant kernel modules? - or won't work at all? problems with > linking? other? > > It appears that most modules don't have a separate make file, how do > I compile just the module in question? > > Thanks, Erik > -- > Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org > X.509 Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/8D03551FFCE04F0C.crt > Key ID: 69:79:B8:2C:E3:8F:E7:BE:5D:C3:C3:B1:74:62:B8:3F:9F:1F:69:B9 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------- End of Original Message -------