On Friday, 08.07.2005 at 13:27 -0700, Bill Thompson wrote: > > > Is there a way for me to download the debian 2.6.11 kernel and use it > > > in sarge? > > > > Yes, but it's not technically part of Sarge. Easiest way to do this is > > to add 'unstable' to your sources.list, download the latest Sid kernel, > > install it and make sure it's working, then remove 'unstable' from your > > sources.list. > > Please, Please, DO NOT do this! It may work now since stable and > unstable are not too far apart, but it could lead to disaster later > down the road. I have to disagree here Bill. I do however agree that, generally, running a mixed system is not really highly recommended, but simply for a *kernel*, I believe this to be a good option: 1. You are not pulling down any non-Sarge packages other than the new kernel; 2. You are removing the non-Sarge entries from sources.list after downloading the non-Sarge kernel, meaning that the entirety of your system will remain Sarge; 3. The kernel will then *not* be touched by any subsequent 'upgrade' or 'dist-upgrade' unless you explicitly ask it to. Actually, what I am proposing is no different to going to http://packages.debian.org/ and finding the appropriate (unstable) kernel package and just doing: dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.11-... This is *not* running a mixed system. > I STRONGLY encourage you to learn how to use the Debian kernel tools > like "make-kpkg" to compile custom kernels from the Debian or > kernel.org sources. I found the following on a Google search, but > there are plenty of other guides around: > http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html make-kpkg is a fantastic tool and I thoroughly recommend it for when you have to *customize* your kernel. However, in this case the poster presumably wants the stock kernel image, but for a more recent version of the kernel than appears in Sarge. The act of *compiling* a kernel is becoming less of a necessity as time goes on - a few years ago, it was common: now the stock kernel packages for your distribution of choice are nearly always sufficient (there are exceptions, true, but fewer than there used to be). I needed a more recent stock version of the kernel myself when I wanted a Sarge system but my disk controller needed a newer kernel to avoid a critical bug. Given the choice of: A. Download the source for kernel.org and compile -> No, kernel.org kernel source does not have Debian patches and as such may not behave as expected, and will need plenty of configuration; B. Download the most recent source package from Debian and build it using make-kpkg -> No, unnecessary. And, in any case, you will probably need to go outside Sarge to get the source for the more recent kernel anyway! C. Get the Sid kernel; -> Yes. Unlikely to break anything and it's quick and simple. Dave. -- Please don't CC me on list messages! ... Dave Ewart - davee@sungate.co.uk - jabber: davee@jabber.org All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92
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