Re: problems installing 2.4 kernel (2)
Irvine Russell wrote:
> Thanks to nate and jerome.
>
> I followed your suggestions and have
> another problem.
>
> When I:
>
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.9-386
>
> I get the following (I haven't include
> the whole text)
>
> Sorry but the following packages have unmet
> dependencies:
>
> kernel-image-2.4.9-386: Depends : initrd-tools
> (0>=0.1.6) but it is not going to be installed
> E:Sorry, broken packages
You need to install initrd-tools. If your sources.list still includes
"deb http://people.debian.org/~bunk/debian potato main", "apt-get
install initrd-tools" should install initrd-tools-1.1.11
>
> I searched around the list a little and found
> someone with a similar problem who was told to
> create a file /etc/kernel-img.conf and add the
> line
>
> do_initrd = Yes
I think doing this only suppresses a warning message about the kernel
being an initrd kernel when you try to install it. I don't have it in my
/etc/kernel-img.
I use lilo to boot. To get kernel-image-2.4.9 to boot, I need to put the
following in my lilo.conf:
image=/vmlinuz-2.4.9-386
label=linux-2.4.9-386
read-only
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-386
I'm not sure what you need to do if you use grub.
>
> I did this and apt-get install kernel-image...
> still gave the same error message.
>
> Can anyone help with this problem - trouble shooting
> suggestions also welcome. Sorry to be a pain but I'm
> at a bit of a loss.
>
> T:Irvine
>
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