Re: Stable -> 2.4 kernel, best path?
Stephen Gran wrote:
> Thus spake Stan Brown:
> > I have a stable machine, that I need to use the 2.4 kernel on. I
> remebr a
> > while back lloking inot this.
> >
> > As I recall, I found 2 ways to do this.
> >
> > 1. Some kind soul had created a set of packages for this (kernel,
> lbc, file
> > utilites ...)
> >
> > 2, Upgrading to Progeny
> >
> > Am I recalling this corectly?
> >
> > If so could someone point me to a source for the ackages for choice
> 1?
> >
> > Also what do people think is the least risky way to do this?
> >
> > Basicly I have a machine that I need to get into production ASAP,
> and it
> > needs largefile support.
> >
> > Thanks for any recomendations.
>
> Hello,
> You can upgrade the kernel without messing with anything else - all
> you
> have to do is either
> a) download the latest kernel-source packafe (apt-gettable) and
> compile
> in your needed options, make kpkg and so forth, or
> b) download the tar.gz from www.kernel.org - what I generally do,
> although it's unpatched. Compile in your needed options, make clean,
> etc, and reboot.
> There are a number of good walkthroughs online - a google search for
> kernel recompile or something should give you more than enough
> options.
> One note as an afterthought - if you've never done this before, and
> aren't sure what options you need to enable, copying the .config file
> from your current kernel source directory into the new one before
> configuring can be helpful - at least you'll have all the same options
>
> chosen as before.
> Good luck,
> Steve
Steve,
You'll need a lot more than luck to succeed with your suggestion!
Seriously, though, Max Lock's advice was much more sound if you want to
transition from stable to 2.4.x. The Bunk packages contain all those
packages that you need to update, like modutils for instance, compiled
under potato (stable), so if you follow Max's routine it should be
fairly straightforward:
> 1, add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list:
>
> deb http://people.debian.org/~bunk/debian potato main
>
> 2, run apt-get update
> 3, run apt-get dist-upgrade
> 4, install your 2.4 kernel
> 5, scoff at how cool Debian is :)
>
> -Cheers Max.
With your suggestion you'ld have to identify and compile those packages
yourself and install them before starting with the kernel compile.
--
Best regards,
Peter Hugosson-Miller
"Linux: The choice of a GNU generation!"
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