Re: Dselect reinstalls kernel

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

Steven Feinstein wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've rebuilt the kernel (using Debian v2).  I created a deb using
> make-kpkg --zImage kernel_image
> and installed the new kernel using dpkg -i.
> 
> I rebooted the machine and everything works fine.  later, I decided to install
> another package from the main distribution CD.  I ran dselect and selected the
> package to install.  That package got installed, but during the dselect
> install process, the kernel-image from the CD was installed.
> 
> I saw this happen because I got the message about having to reboot right after
> the install was finished (the same message I got when I installed my new
> kernel).  I verfied the date of the kernel in /boot and it had reverted to the
> original kernel from the CD.
> 
> I reinstalled my kernel again, but I am worried about using dselect anymore to
> install from the main CD.
> 
> Any ideas as to why this happened?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 


	Dselect may have interpreted your kernel as being earlier/older
than the one on the CD, and thus did an 'update' automatically. 
In any case, you can use the 'hold' feature (press '=' instead of
'-' or '+') of dselect to prevent dpkg from 'upgrading' your
custom kernel.

-- 
Ed C.