Re: Error installing kernel with kernel-package

[Pat Mahoney <pat7@gmx.net>]

On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 10:54:42PM +0200, Erik van der Meulen wrote:
> I have managed to compile my kernel on my Dell laptop for the first time
> last week. I have created a kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.1+i386.deb and a
> pcmcia-modules-2.2.17_3.1.8-16+dell.0.1_i386.deb. They installed well with dpkg -i.
> Now I am determined to get sound working and I compiled again, creating
> a kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2+i386.deb and a corresponding new
> pcmcia-modules.

You say you compiled new pcmcia as well?  Try installing both at the same
time on dpkg command line.

> Now if I do dpkg -i kernel-image-etc, I see:
> 
>   eme_lap:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb 
>   dpkg: regarding kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb containing
>   kernel-image-2.2.17:
>   pcmcia-modules-2.2.17 conflicts with kernel-image-2.2.17 (>> dell.0.1)
>   kernel-image-2.2.17 (version dell.0.2) is to be installed.
>   dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb
>   (--install):
>   conflicting packages - not installing kernel-image-2.2.17
>   Errors were encountered while processing:
>   kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb
>      
> This leaves me puzzled.
> 
> Does anyone have a clue to what I am missing here?
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> --
>   Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.nl>

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Pat Mahoney	<pat7@gmx.net>

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