Re: problems installing 2.4 kernel (2)
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 08:59:10PM -0400, Jerome Acks Jr wrote:
> 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
Thanks again for your assistance.
I shall try your suggestion and let you know what happens
in a day or so when I next have access to the machine in
question.
Thanx again.
T:Irvine
>
> >
> > 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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