Re: Woody kernel upgrade
That's just what I needed, thanks.
I have followed your instructions and the kernel has installed OK and booted OK.
But I have lost the network.
I ran modconf and added the network drivers. But I don't know how to reconfigure
the network for DHCP?
Please can some one enlighten me.
Regards
James
Quoting Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com>:
> James Hosken wrote:
> > I need to upgrade woody's kernel to 2.4.x so that I can run my Matrox G550
> > graphics card.
>
> I assume this means you are running a linux 2.2 kernel then? That is,
> sounds like you had not previously customized your kernel? Just using
> a 2.2 and now want to install 2.4? In that case you just need to
> install a newer 2.4 kernel and it is really as simple as that.
>
> > Please can some one point me in the right direction of some
> > instructions or send me some. The Kernal howto has been removed from
> > debian.org.
>
> apt-get update
> apt-get install kernel-image
>
> That will tell you the following.
>
> Package kernel-image is a virtual package provided by:
> kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 2.4.18-5woody4
> kernel-image-2.4.18-1-k7 2.4.18-11
> kernel-image-2.4.18-1-k6 2.4.18-11
> kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686-smp 2.4.18-11
> kernel-image-2.4.18-1-586tsc 2.4.18-11
> ... many more kernels listed ...
>
> Pick the relevant kernel that you wish to install. This will probably
> be either the bf24 (boot-floppies) kernel or a modular kernel. If you
> have never upgraded your kernel previously then you are probably using
> a very generic kernel and the bf24 might work best for you initially.
> Or you can install a tuned, modular kernel such as one of those
> compiled for your architecture. But in the latter case you will also
> need to run 'modconf' to install any modules that your system needs.
> The FAQ is that people's networking and audio stops working after an
> upgrade to a modular kernel. These people need to run modconf to
> install their networking and audio modules.
>
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 # very generic
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-k7 # modular, tuned for amd
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-686 # modular, tuned for intel
>
> During the installation it will probably complain about lots of
> unresolved symbols. This is scary but actually normal when changing
> kernels. Wish that message were different. See the trace below and
> my answers.
>
> [... lots of these Unresolved symbols from depmod ...]
> There was a problem running depmod. This may be benign,
> (You may have versioned symbol names, for instance).
> Or this could be an error.
> depmod exited with return value 1
> In any case, since depmod is run at install time,
> we could just defer running depmod
> Would you like to abort now? [Yes] no
> [...]
> Install a boot block using the existing /etc/elilo.conf? [Yes]
>
> > I'm using lilo, so what do I need to do to that after I have
> > installed the new kernal?
>
> Installing the new kernel will automatically call lilo and as you saw
> in the trace above it will ask you if it should run lilo. Say yes and
> it will install the new kernel as the default boot. Go ahead and
> reboot. Then if you have selected a modular kernel run modconf and
> select your networking and audio drivers. 'lspci' and google may help
> you find the right driver if you don't know it already.
>
> If things do go wrong you can always boot LinuxOLD and get back to
> your existing kernel. To make this easier I recommend always setting
> 'prompt' and 'timeout=100' in /etc/lilo.conf so that you always get
> the red screen with the prompt. You can get to LinuxOLD otherwise too
> but this is simpler.
>
> Bob
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