How to use kernel modules from CURRENT on STABLE

[Rafael Aquino]

When you do a make depend in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/<KERNEL>/
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.

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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard at locolomo.org>
To: questions at 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
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