On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 01:31:06PM -0700, Charlie Zender said > Hi, > > I use Debian Sid pre-packaged kernels on my Dell laptop. > When a new binary kernel package comes out I do a > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.26-1-686 kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-686 \ > kernel-pcmcia-modules-2.4.26-1-686 lm-sensors-2.4.26-1-686 \ > nvidia-kernel-2.4.26-1-686 > > and then edit my GRUB menu.lst and I'm done. However, > I have trouble getting 2.6 debian pre-packaged kernels running. > There seem to be only two packages for 2.6, kernel-image, and > kernel-headers. When I install these > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.6-1-686 kernel-headers-2.6.6-1-686 > > and then try to boot into 2.6.6, I get kernel panic because, > apparently, none of the kernel modules were installed and the kernel > does not like that. Did you tell grub to use an initrd? Do you see modules in /lib/modules/2.6.6/ or so? > 1. Am I supposed to be installing 2.6.X versions of the packages > kernel-pcmcia-modules, lm-sensors, and nvidia-kernel? Yes, kernel modules need to be built for the exact kernel you're using. > If so, where are these packages located, I can't find them. If they're not there, you can build them from source. Install kernel-package and lm-source, nvidia-kernel-source, etc. apt-cache search is your friend. > 2. Is there a completely different package name(s) for the modules > for the Sid 2.6.X kernel? If so, what is it? Not that I know of, but, again, apt-cache search should make light work of finding out. > 3. Is it just that all the required Debian packages for 2.6.X kernels > have not yet been finished so everyone else who tries the binary > kernels encounters the same problems I do? There is always a delay from a new kernel being uploaded to the surrounding modules being rebuilt; but you have the module source (mostly...), you can build the packages yourself quite easily. -- Words of the day: Delta Force interception strategic World Trade Center UOP
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