RE: Fwd: Re: Upgrading Kernel the Debian way?
> Cant i use a 2.4.x one?
>
> thanks
>
> > > Well, im using Debian 2.2 r5 (just upgraded a while
> > > ago to that)...
This method seems, IMHO, a *much* easier way to go about compiling a new
kernel. Give it a try...
http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/tutorials/kernel-pkg.en/index-kernel-pk
g.html
It is written to reference using the 2.2.19 source, but I've personally
used those same instructions to successfully compile 2.4.17 a few days
ago. Of course, it took nearly an hour on a P166. :)
Also, as someone else on this list mentioned, you need to ensure that
several packages on your system are of a certain revision (or higher),
an example being modutils. The above URL give you specific pointers
about where to look in the kernel source docs to make sure.
Jeff Bonner
(Third attempt to send to the list, hope this works :)
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