libc6 preventing kernel upgrade from 2.2

["Andrew Weaver" <andrewjweaver@gmail.com>]

I'm trying to upgrade my kernel from 2.2 to 2.4 by running:

apt-get -f install kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686

but apt won't upgrade libc6 to version 2.3.6-7 because it's
not compatible with my current 2.2 kernel.
Here's what apt tells me:

Preparing to replace libc6 2.3.5-8 (using .../libc6_2.3.6-7_i386.deb) ...
WARNING: This version of glibc requires that you be running
kernel version 2.4.1 or later. Earlier kernels contained
bugs that may render the system unusable if a modern version
of glibc is installed.

How can I get around this?
Thanks in advance.

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Andrew Weaver