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kernel upgrade in squeeze; was Re: TP-link TL-WN722N with Squeeze



*	From: Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
*	Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:32:32 +0300
> ... complete output from running apt-get ...

root@armada:/home/peter# apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686-pae
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-image-2.6-686-pae : Depends: linux-image-686-pae but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
root@armada:/home/peter# 

2.6.32 is already running and was reinstalled since the original installation.  
The preceding makes no sense.

root@armada:/home/peter# apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-686-pae
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.4-686-pae : Depends: linux-base (>= 3~) but 2.6.32-48squeeze6 is to be installed
                                     Recommends: firmware-linux-free (>= 3~) but 2.6.32-48squeeze6 is to be installed
                                     Breaks: initramfs-tools (< 0.99~) but 0.98.8 is to be installed
E: Broken packages
root@armada:/home/peter# 

> What does this have to do with the TP-Link in the subject?

The driver for the Atheros AR9170 chipset in the TP-Link isn't working 
with the 2.6.32 kernel; upgrade seemed a reasonable approach.  For the 
subject, my train of thought went off the rails.

Thanks,                                    ... Peter



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