Bug#1023734: linux-image-6.0.0-2-amd64: No network connection, no pulseaudio server connection

[Guy Durrieu <guy.durrieu@cegetel.net>]

Hi Diederik,

Thanks for your useful answer, that is what I more or less understood after thinking about it, but it's better to have a confirmation :)

And don't worry, my emails were a bit messy anyway !

Best regards.

-- Guy Durrieu.

Le 10/11/2022 à 12:15, Diederik de Haas a écrit :

> On donderdag 10 november 2022 11:54:59 CET Diederik de Haas wrote:
> > > Perhaps I didn't understand what you meant... Does the linux image
> > > 6.0.0.3 (6.0.7.2) include the patch correcting my issue ? And in this
> > > case, is it sufficient to download the linux image and the linux headers
> > > in order to test the result ?
> > >         
> > No. In order to test the patch, you do need to build a kernel.
> >       
> Oh boy, I probably should've stayed out of it completely ...
>
> In another response to this bug, Salvatore did provide an alternative means 
> and that is using the kernel package he build for you.
>
> See this part:
>
> On woensdag 9 november 2022 17:42:44 CET Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> > > Additionnally, I am not sure to know how to proceed in order to apply the
> > > patch you sent. Could you give me some hint ?
> > >         
> > There is our documentation at
> > https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/ch-common-tasks.html#s4
> > .2.2 . But would you be willing to test (but be aware, unsigned!) test
> > packages fetched by https://people.debian.org ?
> >
> > https://people.debian.org/~carnil/tmp/linux/6.0.7-2/
> >
> > I have put a sha256sum file with signature on it with my gpg key to
> > have an additional verification on those.
> >
> > https://db.debian.org/fetchkey.cgi?fingerprint=04A4407CB9142C23030C17AE789D6
> > F057FD863FE
> >       
> So you have 2 options:
> - build it yourself from source (with instructions from 4.2.2)
> - Use the packages Salvatore build for you at the above location
>
> Keep in mind that you normally shouldn't install programs ('deb' on Debian or 
> 'exe' if on Windows) from "strangers on the internet". Salvatore did provide a 
> (gpg) signed file to provide some mitigation against the risks.
> But you would still need to trust Salvatore.
>
> If you build it yourself, then you don't download programs from "strangers on 
> the internet". But that obviously is more work. Which can be daunting if you 
> hadn't done that before.
>
> HTH
>
> (And now I'm really staying out of it ;-))
>