Re: installing SATA modules
Ok thanks to everybody for answerings, I'd like now to respond to Sven :
> Where would you like to install it ?
On a scsi drive, this is not a problem in istself (worked for installing
Woody)...
> What kernel are you running on it anyway ?
How to know it ? Could it be the file
''pool/main/P/patch_2.5.4-11_powerpc.deb'' situated in the CD (Woody 3.0r2)
? (Sorry I'm still a beginner and I only know basic installation of
GNU/linux and a few UNIX...).
Is it possible to install, in principle, for example a 2.6x.. package on a
2.4x.. kernel (not talking about the fact it is possible IN THIS CASE, but
in general...anyway, if you know if it is possible IN THIS case, why not
say...).
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
To: "Thomas S" <tomdiscus@cegetel.net>
Cc: <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: installing SATA modules
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 01:12:34PM +0200, Thomas S wrote:
> > Hello I'm new on this list and yet initiating to Debian.
> >
> > I would like to install sata-modules-2.6.6(or 2.6.7)-powerpc-di, but on
the package page
(http://packages.debian.org/testing/debian-installer/sata-modules-2.6.6-powe
rpc-di) it tells :
>
> Where would you like to install it ?
>
> > ''Warning: This package is intended for the use in building
debian-installer images only. Do not install it on a normal Debian system''
>
> Ok, this is normal since it is an d-i .udeb, not a normal debian package
> ?
>
> > What does it mean exactly, that I cant't put it in Woddy ? That i can't
use apt (I can't verify because I had to remove Woody because of bad
install...problem is that I don't succeed installing Sarge on PowerPc etc.
etc.) ? ....
>
> ARG, what are you trying to do ? Installing those modules on your woody
> system ? What kernel are you running on it anyway ?
>
> In any case those module .udebs, as the message says, are intented
> solely for debian-installer (or for other purpose maybe, but in those
> case you would know about it), and not to install in a running system.
>
> The 2.6.7 kernels those are based upon are part of the
> kernel-image-2.6.7-powerpc package, actually available in unstable, and
> hopefully available in sarge for tuesday/wednesday. Actually the above
> mentioned .udebs are extracted from the kernel-image package in the
> first place to build the debian-installer initrd.
>
> I don't think there are any woody backport of those, altough you could try
> for them, or even try to install the unstable packages in your woody
system,
> but you would need initrd-tools and module-init-tools at least to make it
work.
>
> Hope this is helpfull.
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
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