Re: Upgrading kernel on a NSLU2
On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 07:32:33PM -0800, mayur0122-linux@yahoo.com wrote:
> HI Martin,
>
> Thanks for the confirmation, the upgrade did work but with some tiny effort...
> see the log below....
> I had to install the specific version by using linux-image.... =version_number...
>
> ==========================================================
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get clean
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get clean all
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release.gpg [378B]
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release
> Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
> Get:3 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B]
> Get:4 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release [22.5kB]
> Get:5 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release [43.7kB]
> Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Get:6 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages [191kB]
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
> Get:7 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Get:8 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Get:9 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff
> Get:10 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources [28.9kB]
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib
> Fetched 287kB in 6s (45.6kB/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 8851kB of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
> Abort.
> myslug:~/kernel# man apt-get
> Reformatting apt-get(8), please wait...
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get -f
> apt 0.6.46.4-0.1 for linux arm compiled on Feb 26 2007 22:44:23
> Usage: apt-get [options] command
> apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
> apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
>
> apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and
> installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update
> and install.
>
> Commands:
> update - Retrieve new lists of packages
> upgrade - Perform an upgrade
> install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)
> remove - Remove packages
> source - Download source archives
> build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages
> dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)
> dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections
> clean - Erase downloaded archive files
> autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files
> check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies
>
> Options:
> -h This help text.
> -q Loggable output - no progress indicator
> -qq No output except for errors
> -d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives
> -s No-act. Perform ordering simulation
> -y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt
> -f Attempt to continue if the integrity check fails
> -m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable
> -u Show a list of upgraded packages as well
> -b Build the source package after fetching it
> -V Show verbose version numbers
> -c=? Read this configuration file
> -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp
> See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual
> pages for more information and options.
> This APT has Super Cow Powers.
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get -d dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 8851kB of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 [8851kB]
> Fetched 8851kB in 24s (364kB/s)
> Download complete and in download only mode
> myslug:~/kernel# dpkg -l | grep linux
> ii foomatic-db 20061031-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - database
> ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20061031-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - programs
> ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20061031-1.2 linuxprinting.org printer support - filters
> ii libselinux1 1.32-3 SELinux shared libraries
> ii linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx
> ii linux-kernel-headers 2.6.18-7 Linux Kernel Headers for development
> ii linuxvnc 0.8.2-1 VNC server to monitor a tty
> ii util-linux 2.12r-19etch1 Miscellaneous system utilities
> myslug:~/kernel# apt-get install linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx=2.6.18+6etch2
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx
> Suggested packages:
> linux-doc-2.6.18 fdutils
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx
> 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> Need to get 8859kB of archives.
> After unpacking 25.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
> Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 [8857kB]
> Get:2 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx 2.6.18+6etch2 [2266B]
> Fetched 8859kB in 13s (679kB/s)
> Preconfiguring packages ...
> Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx.
> (Reading database ... 41052 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx (from .../linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx_2.6.18.dfsg.1-17_arm.deb) ...
> Done.
> Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx.
> Unpacking linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (from .../linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx_2.6.18+6etch2_arm.deb) ...
> Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx (2.6.18.dfsg.1-17) ...
>
> Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-ixp4xx/source
> However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
> Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-ixp4xx/source
>
> Running depmod.
> Finding valid ramdisk creators.
> Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk.
>
> Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/flash-kernel.
> Flashing kernel: done.
> Flashing initramfs: done.
>
> Setting up linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (2.6.18+6etch2) ...
> myslug:~/kernel# sync;sync;sync;reboot
>
> ========================
> Slug boots...
> ========================
>
> myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# uname -a
> Linux myslug 2.6.18-5-ixp4xx #1 Sun Dec 23 05:17:39 UTC 2007 armv5tel GNU/Linux
> myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release.gpg [378B]
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release
> Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B]
> Get:3 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B]
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release
> Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages
> Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex
> Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages/DiffIndex
> Get:4 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Get:5 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Get:6 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B]
> Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff
> Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib
> Fetched 599B in 2s (203B/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# apt-get dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx
> 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/8851kB of archives.
> After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
> Abort.
> myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# dpkg -l | grep linux-image
> ii linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx 2.6.18+6etch2 Linux kernel 2.6 image on IXP4xx
> ii linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx
> ii linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx
>
> ==========================
>
>
> As you can see it still wants me to install the older version....
>
> I guess removing the older version of the kernel should solve the problem, but I want to let the system run reliably for a while before I do that.
>
> Thanks again for all the help..
>
> I hope this serves as a reference to some other folks...
linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx and linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx are two
different package names.
-4- has been updated a few times with security fixes and might still be
in the debian security archives.
-5- was provided by proposed updates so your system would likely have
updated to that, but unless you uninstall the -4- package yourself, it
will keep trying to upgrade that one too since you already have that
packagename installed but with an older version than is currently
available from debian security.
The current version of -4- appears to be 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 which is
higher than 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 so it wanting to upgrade it makes sense.
Just uninstall the -4- package and you won't be bothered about it again.
--
Len Sorensen
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