Hi all

I am using DSL 4.2.5 version. I want to upgrade the kernel version. but i cant compile the kernel in DSL.How can i get the kernel version 2.6.x in DSL. Is there anything new release of DSL.Can anyone help me to find out the way?

Thanks in advance.

Simply, you can't do it. All of the packages in the base system are the versions for 2.4.x

The DSL guys are going to release a 2.6.x version soon. I would just wait until then.

I have downloaded DSL-N. In that default kernel is 2.6.12. I want it to upgrade. Can't i do it?

Yes you can upgrade DSL-N with the latest 2.6.x but not DSL. DSL and DSL-N are very different.

Are you having trouble upgrading it the normal way with make menuconfig and mzbuild?

Thanks Zulloi.Good to hear the news which you posted. I have installed DSL in my SATA HDD by the application frugal grub install using LiveCD.
I dont find any gcc folder in that. I dont know how to proceed.Is it normal way of upgrading the kernel? Can anyone help me to proceed with kernel upgradation......

Thanks in advance.

It only says 'newbie' next to my name because I have fewer posts than you on this forum.

OK, first check you've got gcc by typing 'gcc' in a terminal box.

Then, if you've got it, you need to download the kernel source. Untar it somewhere (anywhere as long as it's usr/src ) and type:

make menuconfig

go through all the choices with this ncurses menu, and then save your configuration. Then type:

make clean
make bzImage
make modules
make modules_install

That's it and you're done and all that's left is to install your new kernel.

If you don't have gcc, you need to obtain the latest version with libs. You can check the DSL repositories for this, or (a better way) use dpkg/apt to obtain it.

I have downloaded the kernel 2.6.19.3 and it untarred fine. When i was trying for "make mrproper" sayingNomae command found message.I think i dont have gcc and make utility. I tried with apt-get update packgae name.it is also saying as No apt found. Now i downloaded the debian gcc package and make utility package. is there any necessity to install debian packages in DSL?

We are talking about DSL-N, not DSL. They are 2 different operating systems.

Right-click somewhere on the screen, open up the 'Tool' or 'System' menu, and click 'Enable apt'. Then open a terminal box and type:

#apt-get update
#apt-cache search gcc

to get a list of package names containing 'gcc', and then for everything you need, type:

#apt-get install [package name]

The Debian installer is dpkg. If you want to, you can install it, after which you will be able to install .deb packages on your system.

Thanks Zulloi.
What i did is, i just downloaded the gcc-4.1-base_4.1.1-21_i386.deb and make_3.81-2_i386.deb and copied into DSL-N. When i typed dpkg -i package name, saying error as dpkg:/var/lib/dpkg/status:No such file or directory. But i didnt try for apt option whcih you posted previously.
Note:I have installed DSL-N in HDD with frugal grub.Is there any necessity of installing dsl-n using dsl-hdinstall.Can u explain the difference b/w frugal install and dsl-hdinstall

Thanks in advance.

OK what you need to do is specify the path, e.g.:

dpkg -i /home/dsl/gcc-4.1-base_4.1.1-21_i386.deb

but generally I find it easier to just use apt to search and install Debian packages.

The Frugal install is where you have a compressed image of the OS on your hard drive, and the hard drive install is a conventional installation where the OS itself and not the image is installed on your hard drive uncompressed on your filesystem.

If you have the Frugal install you can upgrade your system by simply replacing the compressed image on your hard drive, rather than going through the usual method of upgrading Linux. However, I think to configure your kernel you would still need to do it the normal Linux way.

As per the previous post, i searched for 'Enable apt' option. but it was not found in that location, because of frugal install it is not found.I dont know.For dpkg installation, should i install dpkg? and in /KNOPPIX/usr/bin dpkg was there. Is it enough to copy gcc and make packages for kernel upgradation. I will try with dsl-hdinstall

I downloaded the dsl-dpkg.dsl package and using myDsl, installed into my SATA HDD. Now the problem is adding packages. When i tried for apt-get <tab>, it listed so many packages and in that i found gcc and make which i need for kernel upgradation. When i tried with "apt-get install kcalc" saying error as,
E:Unable to write to /var/cache/apt
E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

When i tried for "dpkg -i make_3.81-2_i386.deb" saying error as,
dpkg:install-info not found on PATH
dpkg:expected programs not found on PATH
NB:root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, usr/sbin and /sbin

Can anyone help me install gcc and make packages.