Re: Linux 2.0.35 & slink
Subject: Re: Linux 2.0.35 & slink
Date: Fri, Oct 16, 1998 at 11:00:12AM -0700
In reply to:Bob Nielsen
Quoting Bob Nielsen(nielsen@primenet.com):
>
> On Fri, 16 Oct 1998 wtopa@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> > G'day deb'ers
> >
> > I have just upgraded to slink and compiled the 2.0.35 kernel. I
> > find a small problem with it.
> >
> > Dist Kernel Bigomips
> > ------ -------- ----------
> > Debian 2.0 linux 2.0.34 149.91
> > Debian 2.0 linux 2.0.35 130.66 ?????
> > Slackware 3.3 linux 2.0.34 149.91
> > Slackware 3.3 linux 2.0.35 149.91
> > Slackware 3.5 linux 2.0.35 149.91
> > Slackware 3.5 linux 2.1.125 149.91
> >
> >
> > The above are on the same system and are booted via lilo and/or boot
> > disks. The above are the results from cat /proc/cpuinfo.
> >
> > I know that Kernel-2.0.35 is in the unstable tree of Debian but doubt
> > that this should matter.(?) Has anyone else noticed this?
> >
> > I will now try a non-deb kernel tarball and see if that solves the
> > problem.
>
> No problem here with 2.0.35, I get 59.8 with all kernels (P150) Mine is
> compiled by make-kpkg from a tarball on a slink system (with a handful of
> packages held back).
>
Whoops, you got me. I have been on Slackware too long. Ok so thanks
to you I remembered make-kpkg and used that. But the results are the
same 130.66. What the heck would cause that? I made the comfig file
the same as all the others, same modules and all.
> >
> > Oh, one last question. I say an announcement for apt-0.1.7 this
> > morning. As of yet I can't find it on debian.org or any ftp sites.
> > How long does it usually take for the software to catch up with the
> > announcements? The anouncement did not mention a location for the
> > software.
>
> The update to unstable normally happens daily, much less often for stable.
> I usually find the new files available in the early afternoon (MST), but
> some mirrors are slower at updating than others.
Thanks, I will look for it later tonight, when the net is quiet.
Appreciate the help Bob. Any ideas as to what could cause this??
>
> I expect you will find it in unstable/.../admin later today.
>
> Bob
>
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