Re: installing SATA modules
Thanks a lot really,
- Generally : is it possible to know which version number corresponds to the
kernel OUT of Linux system itself (I mean is there some file on the install
CD which indicates it ?). Thanks for the usefull command anyway :-)
- Problem is that I tried once to install Sarge but it didn't work. Anyway I
had first to initialise all partitions for this unsuccessfull try...so I
losed Woody ! What happened ? Simply the installer couldn't and still can't
find "rescue..." on the Sarge CD I burned : effectively I searched for it
after (on OS9) and there's nothing named ''rescue'' on this Sarge CD ! Is it
a problem of boot and/or root ? Do I have to use another version of one or
both of these booting floppies (which come from the Woody CD) to be able to
install Sarge form CD (so that it wouldn't need or ask no more for
''rescue'' file on the CD...no I suppose...) ? Problem is that I didn't find
any new boot and root floppies on the net (maybe didn't search well...)
specifically built for Sarge...
Anyway I would be able to make an install by the net (via DHCP, speed
connection working well...), so I wouldn't need to find ''rescue'' on the
Sarge CD ...but another problem happened : I am french whith ''azerty''
keyboard and stupidly there's no type of configuration I found on the
installer (first stage of instal process) for being able to write the entire
web adress which corresponds to Sarge's distribution site (misses the ''_''
symbol which appears once in this adress ...) !
So how is it possible to install Sarge on my (ancient world) Powerpc ?
Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
To: "Thomas S" <tomdiscus@cegetel.net>
Cc: "Sven Luther" <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>; <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: installing SATA modules
> On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 04:39:28PM +0200, Thomas S wrote:
> > 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)...
>
> Err, on what kind of running system.
>
> > > 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...).
>
> That is the patch program, not even remotely related to kernels. Try a
> dpkg -l | grep kernel-image or even just ... | grep kernel.
>
> Most probably you have 2.4.18 though, as this is the pmac kernel shipped
> with woody if i remember well.
>
> > 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...).
>
> Yes, they may even be installed in parallel. The problem is that the 2.6
> kernels need some other tools, namely initrd-tools and
> module-init-tools, which may have dependency that would pull in the
> whole of sarge or something. Let's see :
>
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.7-powerpc
> Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.65), module-init-tools
>
> Package: initrd-tools
> Depends: coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.1.9) | stat (>= 3.0), cpio,
> cramfsprogs (>= 1.1-4), dash, util-linux (>= 2.11b-3)
>
> Package: module-init-tools
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4)
> Conflicts: modutils (<= 2.4.21-1)
>
> Maybe it would be possible to rebuild module-init-tools for woody, and
> get rid of this libc6 dependency, no idea about initrd-tools and what
> the state of those packages are in woody. Check them with apt-cache show
> or something such.
>
> That said, you could as well upgrade to sarge by now if you have a fast
> internet connection.
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
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