[haha326]

This is more of an annoyance than a real problem, but everytime I recompile my kernel with a new feature or module and run

sudo make modules-install

it installs it fine, but removes all of my previous modules I have installed in /lib/modules (sound, video, net, etc). Is there a way to set it to overwrite modules it's currently installing and leave the other alone? Thanks!

[pworswick]

After checking the Makefile for "make modules_install", I see it by default,
blows away the /lib/modules/[version]/kernel folder and copies back the newly compiled stuff.

With my vmware install, it creates a folder /lib/modules/[version]/misc folder and sticks its modules in there. Try that ? (Don't forget to type depmod afterwards)