Re: ATAPI CD-writer

[cr <cr@orcon.net.nz>]

On Thursday 10 July 2003 00:37, Andreas Janssen wrote:
> Hello
>
> cr wrote:
> > However, I can't find anything on the CD-ROM called
> > vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci
> > (which is the kernel in /boot  that GRUB calls), or vmlinuz-2.2.20-*****
> >
> > I note also that  /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.20-idepci  and
> > /cdrom/dists/woody/main/disks-i386/current/idepci/linux.bin
> > are both 665509 bytes.
> >
> > So, is the vmlinuz  kernel just the /idepci/linux.bin file copied and
> > renamed?
> > If I just do the same with .../current/linux.bin   and rename it
> > appropriately (and adjust Grub's menu.lst file) will it work?
> > (More importantly, if it doesn't, will it break things?   )
>
> You should not try to replace your Kernel but to install another one in
> case the new Kernel does not work. 

Yes, that had occurred to me   <grin>

> Also, you need the kernel image file
> and the modules.  Instead of trying do do that manually, use apt-get.
> You can use apt-get to intall Kernels (apt-cache search kernel-image,
> apt-get install kernel-image...). I don't know about grub, but if you use
> lilo, the package management system asks you if you want your bootloader
> reconfigured automatically, this probably also works for grub.
>
> best regards
>         Andreas Janssen

It looks as if the kernels on the Woody CD-ROMS aren't actually in the form 
of packages, since 'apt-cache search vanilla'  (or compact, or idepci) brings 
up lists of other programs but nothing kernel-like.    apt-cache search 
vmlinuz   does nothing, nor    apt-cache search linux.bin.

I just found the 2.2.20 kernel package at www.debian.org  and downloaded it 
(36 minutes on a 28k modem) and installed it with Kpackage (I'm lazy!), and 
it seems to be working.   Aside from briefly breaking GRUB and having to fix 
it yet again because I got the /boot directories mixed up :)

Further investigations will have to wait till later - after midnight now and 
I do have a day job   <grin>

Thanks

Chris