Re: 2.6 kernel install tutes

From: Andy Fraser (andyfraser31_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:13:02 +0100

In comp.os.linux.setup, Mike H uttered these immortal words:

>> Which version of Debian? Stable, testing or unstable?
>
> It's Debian Woody. And the kernel is 2.2.20-IDEPCI not a 2.4 as I
> thought it was. I can't remember but I think it is the stable version
> (but not once I'm finished with it!(wild cackling))

You'll need a more up to date modules-init-tools among others to get a 2.6
kernel working with Woody. I use Sid and don't know how to get a 2.6 kernel
working with Woody short of adding an unstable APT source and getting the
required updates from there. Doing this /could/ break your system. There
may be backports available too. Just Google and see.

The information here works for creating my own kernel 2.6 deb packages (even
though it talks about 2.4, it'll make a 2.4 deb with Woody though) but
won't help you at the moment I guess:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-kernel.en.html 

-- 
Andy.

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