[Pkg-dkms-maint] Bug#560822: Bug#560822: Bug#560822: dkms: please autorebuild modules when new kernel images are installed

[Michael Gilbert]

On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:26:14 +0100 David Paleino wrote:

> On Saturday 12 December 2009 11:16:42, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:06:53 +0100 David Paleino wrote:
> > > On Saturday 12 December 2009 11:02:02, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > > > hi, i just upgraded to the linux 2.6.32 package today and noticed that
> > > > my kernel modules (virtualbox and fglrx) had not been rebuilt for the
> > > > new version. it would be very nice if dkms did this automagically.
> > >
> > > That should already happen as soon as you boot with your new kernel.
> > >
> > > Could you please confirm it's not happening?
> > 
> > no, it did not happen.
> 
> Would you please provide the output of "dkms status"?

dkms status had said:

# dkms status
fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.31-2-amd64, x86_64: installed 

i looked through /var/log/messages and saw something that said
'dkms_autobuild: missing linux-headers-2.6.32', so i installed
the headers.  now the module is built during boot and loaded:

# dkms status
fglrx, 9-11, 2.6.32-trunk-amd64, x86_64: installed 

so, it looks like the solution is to make sure that the correct headers
are installed alongside new kernel updates when using dkms.

mike