On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 17:00:34 +0100 Dave Ewart <davee@sungate.co.uk> wrote: > > 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. > If this method works for you, that's great. As I said before, at this junction with Unstable and Stable fairly close in architecture you can get by with using the pre-compiled kernel from Unstable. However I would be concerned with incompatibilities later in the Unstable/testing cycle, specifically with regards to GCC. Now that GCC-4 is moving into unstable, you could run into problems trying to compile modules with GCC-3 in stable on a kernel that has been compiled with GCC-4. IMHO it is better to add an apt-src entry in /etc/apt/sources-list for unstable, aptitude install the source for the Debian package you want, and use the Debian tools to back-port the kernel. Again, if you feel comfortable installing the pre-compiled kernel from unstable into stable you are free to do so, that's the advantage of using Debian and Free Software in general. Good Luck, -- Bill Thompson BillT@Mahagonny.com
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