Re: m-a auto install failed with new kernel.....
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 09:32:58PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote:
> Thanks, I got the new packages and I now have the nvidia card working again.
>
> I don't want to download and install the next kernel when it is released.
>
> If I comment out the sid respository entries in the apt.sources file will I be able to stop kernel no 26 or whatever it would be from being installed on the machine?
> If so the lenny updates ought to still appear from time to time but I should be able to have a kernel that has a working nvidia card for the foreseeable future on this laptop shouldn't I.
Well Lenny will most likely gain a new kernel at some point, but not as
soon as sid does. 2.6.24 in lenny is causing some issues with IDE
devices on some chipsets, which 2.6.25 fixes, so 2.6.24 is not the final
kernel. :)
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Len Sorensen
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