Re: problems installing linux-image-2.6.18-4-parisc

["Jan Prunk" <janprunk@gmail.com>]

Actually I followed the upgrades  through previous distros, first to
sarge and then etch. However I didn't update to the sarge kernel.

On 6/9/07, Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> wrote:
> On Saturday 09 June 2007 09:13, Jan Prunk wrote:
> > I was upgrading from woody (2.4.17) to etch. The machine is 712/60. It
> > worked out, I just have problems updating it with the new etch kernel
> > (linux-image-2.6.18-4-parisc).
>
> You probably cannot upgrade directly from woody to etch.
> See the release notes for Sarge and etch for a description of the reasons
> (incompatibility between new libc and older kernels).
>
> You'll probably have to install intermediate kernels (and possibly
> versions of libc) to complete the upgrade.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP


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