Stopping portage from emerging later kernel versions...

kurrupt · 01-27-2006, 11:09 PM

Hey guys, Every time I update my gentoo box I always see that a new kernel version has been installed on my box. I was just wondering how am i able to keep portage from emerging newer versions of the kernel. Iam currently using Kernel-2.6.11-r9 and i dont want anything later. I tried locking it down in /etc/portage/package.keywords like other packages.

For example.

Quote:

=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.1.19175

That basically forces portage to see that i only want that version of vmware. But it does not work the same way with the kernel.

johnson_steve · 01-28-2006, 03:12 AM

you know it only downloads the source and puts it in /usr/src/ right? it shouldn't touch the kernel you are running or the /usr/src/linux symlink.

kurrupt · 01-28-2006, 03:59 PM

yep i know that, but still its a waste of B/W and hard drive space when it downloads a 40MB kernel everytime and compiles it all and it then extracts it.. even though its not in use

Pete M · 01-28-2006, 04:18 PM

kurrupt

Add your current kernel to /etc/portage/package.mask if the file package.mask does'nt exist, create it

Enter it like this

Code:

>sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r9

Next time you update portage should leave your kernel alone

Pete

kurrupt · 01-28-2006, 10:17 PM

excellent, Thank you very much!