On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 18:52 +0000, Fito . wrote: > > From: ben@decadent.org.uk > > To: binaural66@hotmail.com > > CC: 488566@bugs.debian.org > > Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:42:23 +0100 > > Subject: RE: Bug#488566: some info > > > > Please reply to all. > > > > On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 19:03 +0000, Fito . wrote: > > > hello ben. > > > > > > > > > sorry, but i fail to build the kernel package base on the guide > you > > > sent me. but it was probably just because my incompetence in the > > > subject and the complete lack of experience on linux (and no > > > programming knowledge whatsoever for that matter). > > > > > > i tried under my debian testing system (i used the squeeze patch), > the > > > kernel was compile but upon install there was a dependency that > failed > > > to comply. > > > > What was the error message? > > > i don't remember exactly but i think that when dpkg -i linux-image... > it asked for linux-base-2.6.32-15test or somethimg like that... Oh, I see. I should change the source package so that it doesn't get that dependency. > before that when i tried to compile acording the steps on the page you > sent me, i had to install gcc 4.3, although gcc 4.4 was already > install. just commenting in case this means anything to you... I think that should have been installed by 'apt-get build-dep linux-2.6'. However, if you also have experimental sources then that may not do what we want. [...] > then compile with make-kpkg, then i installed the linux image, > everything went smoothly. rebooted, loaded new kernel, tested burning > cd process, it worked. =) > > > if any more info or testing is needed i'll gladly comply. Did you verify that the contents of the CD were correct? When you burned CDs previously with this computer, were they always corrupted? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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