Re: upgrade debian kernal

[Aurel <aurel.ric@free.fr>]

Hi Kris,

First if you recompile your kernel, you can choose a 2.6.5 (why a
2.6.3?! weird). Anyway, it's the same.
As Kent say you can see available versions with apt-cache search
kernel-image.

Then, do  'apt-get install kernel-package' to install some tools you'll
need to compile your new kernel using the Debian way (simplier).

go to /usr/src and unpack kernel sources.

cd your_source_directory (usually just linux)

make menuconfig
make-kpkg --revision=MyKernel.1 kernel_image

take a break.

cd ..
dpkg -i kernel-image*

run lilo -v (just to be sure)

reboot

go to: http://www.digitalhermit.com/~kwan/kernel.html to read the kernel
HowTo (you can also do that in first!)

Aurel

Kent West wrote:

> Chris Lowe wrote:
>
> > I am running debian base 3.0r0 and I need to upgrade to kernel 2.6.3. 
> > I would like to use menuconfig to build the kernel.  I am new to 
> > debian and have never compiled my own kernel before. What tools will 
> > I need to install/update before I can build the kernel?
>
> If you're just wanting to upgrade to kernel 2.6.3, there's no need to 
> recompile (assuming you're running sid at least, and maybe earlier 
> versions). Just
>    apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.3-686
> (assuming a Pentium Pro or newer). You can see other available kernel 
> versions with
>    apt-cache search kernel-image
>
> If you're really asking about compiling a kernel, it's been too long 
> since I've done so, so I'll let others address that.