Re: Kernel 2.6.3 again (was: where to post question about compiling kernel)
Hello
Kai Schindelka (<kai@schindelka.de>) wrote:
> Ok. My name's not Wes, but I've got some questions anyway. :)
Please start your own thread next time instead of answering a message in
an existing thread.
> Debian stable, using this source:
>
> # Kernel 2.6
> deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable kernel-2.6
>
> A system upgrade updated the following packages then:
>
> hdparm
> module-init-tools
> net-tools
> procps
>
> Vanilla Kernel 2.6.3 from kernel.org compiles and runs just fine, as
> far as I can see. No sound yet (Audigy I), but that's no primary goal
> anyway. NVidia driver V5336 loads as a module, everything else is
> compiled in statically. Got a turbo-mouse now. So far, so good...
>
> My questions are:
>
> * Is the updating of the above packages really necessary?
>From /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.3/Documentation/changes:
o Gnu C 2.95.3
o Gnu make 3.78
o binutils 2.12
o util-linux 2.10o
The above packages in Woody are recent enough. util-linux in Woody
however can't handle the new cryptoloop/cryptoapi, so if you want to
use encrypted loopback devices with the drivers included in 2.6,
upgrade util-linux.
o module-init-tools 0.9.10
o e2fsprogs 1.29
module-init-tools is not included in Woody, you need it to load modules
for 2.6. The e2fsprogs version in Woody is too old (may keep working
with existing file systems, but maybe you could get problems with new
ext2/ext3 file systems).
o jfsutils 1.1.3
o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3
o xfsprogs 2.6.0
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21
o quota-tools 3.09
I didn't check the above package, I don't use them.
o PPP 2.4.0
This one is okay.
o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1
o nfs-utils 1.0.5
Didn't check.
o procps 3.1.13
Needs to be upgraded.
o oprofile 0.5.3
Don't know.
> * Is it sufficient, or did I miss something?
If I compare the lists, you should also upgrade e2fsprogs.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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