Re: Re: base system, no x windows yet,HOW?

From: Andreas Janssen (andreas.janssen_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 03/09/04

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    Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:30:46 +0100
    
    

    Hello

    ts (<tshew@flashmail.com>) wrote:

    > You see, currently the networkinging NIC still not in function yet
    > unless I could upgrade kernel to 2.4.25. and then install nvidia
    > driver. I just downloaded backport's kernel-image-2.4.25-i386 under
    > windows xp and left in "D:", before installing should I move it to
    > "usr/src"by entering " mv kernel-image-2.4.25-i386 /usr/src"?
    > or mount the Vfat partition at first then editing "sources.list" by
    > adding " deb file:///mnt/backports... " then"apt-get update",
    > "apt-get install kernelimage"
    >
    > or you've got other commands to achieve upgradings.

    You should two things:

    First you install the image. Mount your windows partition, go to the
    directory the package is, and run

    dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.25-i386.deb (if this is the name of the
    downloaded file). Configure your bootloader to use the initrd that came
    with the kernel. Add a line

    initrd=/initrd.img

    to the "Linux" section in /etc/lilo.conf. Then run lilo. Reboot. Your
    old kernel will still be available. You can press shift+tab at the boot
    prompt to have lilo ask you which one to load.

    After booting with the new kernel, load the driver with modprobe, add a
    line

    alias eth0 yourmodule

    in /etc/modutils/aliases, run update-modules, and edit
    /etc/network/interfaces using the right settings for your card (gateway,
    IP and so on). You can also install the etherconf package or run

    dpkg-reconfigure etherconf

    if it is already installed. When finished, run

    /etc/init.d/networking restart

    Use ifconfig to check if your settings are correct. Now add the line for
    the kernel image you are using to /etc/apt/sources.list and run apt-get
    update. In the future apt will tell you if there is an updated version
    of that package (e.g. an security update).

    best regards
            Andreas Janssen

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