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howto upgrade kernel in Debian
yes again.
ok so i finally killed xp off of my old laptop and installed debian on it as the only os.
laptop = 1.1p3/40gig/32gefor2mx/15video/512ram/DEAD-CDROM-DRIVE
so i did a floppy install and loaded stuff on through the nic/internet
it installed the 2.4.x.x kernel by default.
yes its very ugly and i want to see my screen in nice pretty colors and its only in 800x600. = yuck!
so i went to tldp.org and started looking at how to install a newer kernel and cant seem to figure it out.
i thought i read somewhere that you could down load the kernel and just have it run. i downloaded 2.6.8.6 and have it in my /home/dave folder.
ive printed out instructions on how to update the kernel but none of them speak english. they are all in geekoneeze which im not fluent in.
can anyone walk me though installing a new kernel so i can run my wifi card easily on it and setting up a decent screen resolution.
i had the laptop with ubuntu 6.06 and xp duel booting but couldnt get my friggin wg511 nic to work on it. ndis sucked and so did the local linux group in davis that i visited trying to get help from. i have been to them 3 times in the past 2 years and each time i ended up leaving with more damage to the os than when i arrived. i blew it out and just did a fresh debian install after it they messed with it and made it worse.
I NEED BABY STEPS IF IM EVER GOING TO GET IT FIGURED OUT
can someone help me please???
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apt-get install linux-image-2.6-18-3-686
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Which debian did you install, stable, testing, or unstable (sarge, etch, or sid)?
It looks like it should be pretty simple via apt-get. I would guess you could also search for and install the 2.6 kernel image via synaptic:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/suriy...migration.html
Even though etch is set to replace sarge in the very near future, everything I have read advises not to use the sarge -> etch transition as the means of upgrading the kernel, but that it should be approached separately.
Here is a write-up of how to handle the sarge -> etch upgrade:
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/103/1/
Perhaps you could just upgrade the kernel and hope that it handles the hardware better than 2.4, before you go worrying about modules. I haven't investigated the 2.6 kernel as regards your particular hardware, but it's worth a shot.
Hope this helps.
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Please use more descriptive thread titles in the future or we will start locking your threads.
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Originally Posted by Parcival
Please use more descriptive thread titles in the future or we will start locking your threads.
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there was nothing wrong with my title mr happy edit
anyway im stuck at part 3 of this
http://www.holtmann.org/linux/kernel/debian.html
im not sure where to get the config or what commands to type.
debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# cp /root/config-2.4.20 .config
debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# make oldconfig
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
/bin/sh scripts/Configure -d arch/i386/config.in
#
# Using defaults found in .config
#
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.
.
*** End of Linux kernel configuration.
*** Check the top-level Makefile for additional configuration.
*** Next, you must run "make dep".
debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9# make-kpkg kernel-image
.
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.
debian:/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-mh9#
so where is the config and how do i modify from /usr/src/linux-2.6[folder]..
Last edited by gnuoob; 01-27-2007 at 04:25 AM.
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Originally Posted by happybunny
apt-get install linux-image-2.6-18-3-686
i tried
error...
e
E: couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.18.6-686
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Originally Posted by ehawk
Which debian did you install, stable, testing, or unstable (sarge, etch, or sid)?
It looks like it should be pretty simple via apt-get. I would guess you could also search for and install the 2.6 kernel image via synaptic:
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/suriy...migration.html
Even though etch is set to replace sarge in the very near future, everything I have read advises not to use the sarge -> etch transition as the means of upgrading the kernel, but that it should be approached separately.
Here is a write-up of how to handle the sarge -> etch upgrade:
http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/103/1/
Perhaps you could just upgrade the kernel and hope that it handles the hardware better than 2.4, before you go worrying about modules. I haven't investigated the 2.6 kernel as regards your particular hardware, but it's worth a shot.
Hope this helps.
im messing with 2.6.18 since i read that 2.6.19 is crap and i need a version of 2.6 for wifi to work
side question??? should i just wait for etch to go stable and skip all this stuff?
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Just install "testing"
Etch(testing) install images
Debian Installers
Good Luck,
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gnuoob
Quote:
Originally Posted by happybunny
apt-get install linux-image-2.6-18-3-686
i tried
error...
e
E: couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.18.6-686
1st: Make sure your /etc/apt/sourse.list list is updated apt-get update
2nd: Its linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Not (linux-image-2.6-18-3-686) That period will make all the difference. So the command is apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
While your at it you may want to install the headers also, apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686
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Originally Posted by gnuoob
???
there was nothing wrong with my title mr happy edit
I would beg to differ.
Your original thread title (that is, "ok im trying linux again(again)...again....again...............") doesn't tell anyone anything about the problem you're having. At least "how to upgrade kernel in Debian" is a bit more descriptive of your current problem, so people don't have to read all of this thread to figure out what you're asking about.
And when people can see what you're asking about right on the forum thread list, you're more likely to get people reading your question that are likely to know its answer.
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apt-cache search linux-image
will return a whole bunch of kernels for you to pick from
then
apt-get install what-ever-you-want
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Originally Posted by mrrangerman43
1st: Make sure your /etc/apt/sourse.list list is updated apt-get update
2nd: Its linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 Not (linux-image-2.6-18-3-686) That period will make all the difference. So the command is apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
While your at it you may want to install the headers also, apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686
dave@Darwin:~$ su
Password:
Darwin:/home/dave# apt-cache search linux-image
Darwin:/home/dave# apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Darwin:/home/dave# apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-image-2.6.18-3-686
Darwin:/home/dave# apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686
Darwin:/home/dave#
uhgg!
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i just downloaded the etch floppies dated 11-06 and created them. i tried to boot off of them in order to attempt the install so i will have a 2.6 kernel by default.
no beans. the laptop has a usb-floppy and it would seem that 2.4 sarge is able to load off of it but not 2.6 etch
what gives??
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Originally Posted by happybunny
apt-cache search linux-image
will return a whole bunch of kernels for you to pick from
then
apt-get install what-ever-you-want
thanks but now i have to ask....
where do i pick from? no list that i can see appears in front of me.
/where/is_this_list???
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Originally Posted by gnuoob
im messing with 2.6.18 since i read that 2.6.19 is crap and i need a version of 2.6 for wifi to work
side question??? should i just wait for etch to go stable and skip all this stuff?
The earlier link instructions I posted were intended for a person who had installed unstable (sid). There was mention that you could probably use the instructions with testing (etch).
From what I can see, you installed stable (sarge). I am also running sarge, and am quite happy with it.
Could you follow the directions for upgrading sarge to etch? Then you could possibly use the directions in the first link I posted to upgrade the kernel from 2.4 to 2.6.
It's up to you as to whether you should just wait for etch to be released as the stable branch. It should happen sometime this month. You'll may still have to do the kernel upgrade as per the first link I listed, but it may go more smoothly once you are running etch.
On a side note, perhaps you should try posting to the debian community helpsites.
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