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Error installing kernel with kernel-package



I have managed to compile my kernel on my Dell laptop for the first time
last week. I have created a kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.1+i386.deb and a
pcmcia-modules-2.2.17_3.1.8-16+dell.0.1_i386.deb. They installed well with dpkg -i.
Now I am determined to get sound working and I compiled again, creating
a kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2+i386.deb and a corresponding new
pcmcia-modules.
Now if I do dpkg -i kernel-image-etc, I see:

  eme_lap:/usr/src# dpkg -i kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb 
  dpkg: regarding kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb containing
  kernel-image-2.2.17:
  pcmcia-modules-2.2.17 conflicts with kernel-image-2.2.17 (>> dell.0.1)
  kernel-image-2.2.17 (version dell.0.2) is to be installed.
  dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb
  (--install):
  conflicting packages - not installing kernel-image-2.2.17
  Errors were encountered while processing:
  kernel-image-2.2.17_dell.0.2_i386.deb
     
This leaves me puzzled.

Does anyone have a clue to what I am missing here?

Thanks a lot.

--
  Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.nl>



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