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Which is the best method to install Kernel 2.6.5 in Debian 3.0r2? I want to do this entire procedure without any error. I tried this in Redhat 9 and got lots of errors. So tell me good method to port my new kernel 2.6.5 for my Debian 3.0r2.
update kernel in debian is pretty easy, just apt-get install kernel-image-xxx-xxx, and modify your lilo or grub. if you get error, you still can boot into old kernel, so don't worry, just have a try!
That means you fill in which version of the kernel you want.
There are many versions of 2.6.5 available.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-386: kernel image for i386.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686: kernel image for PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686-smp: kernel image for PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-generic: kernel image for Alpha.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7: kernel image for AMD K7.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7-smp: kernel image for AMD K7 SMP.
kernel-image-2.6.5-1-smp: kernel image for Alpha SMP
If you have an AMD Athlon CPU, you may want to install kernel-image-2.6.5-1-k7. It has AMD specific optimizations. Like wise for other CPU architectures.
Also, how do I modify Grub? Specifically, how do I configure it to use initrid? (got a warning from synaptic to do so)
And from there all I have to change is the Kernel version number right?
I booted into my new kernel... how can I delete the old one, just delete the old kernel entry from menu.lst, or is there something else to be done (because I think I can still boot into the old one)?
I upgraded to the newest sarge kernel which is a 2.4-25 or something, but I would assume you have to add some lines so that you can download from unstable.
edit: sorry, i just realized this may have beena stupid response
Last edited by Dswissmiss; 04-19-2004 at 09:09 PM.
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