Robert, Your linux-images packages clean up after themselves if running sudo apt-get remove --purge on old unwanted images ?
I can't recall doing this, but perhaps I should have been doing things this way as it's much easier. I do recall using rm -rf on a couple occasions however . . . On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 3:41 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > william@beaglebone:~$ *apt-cache search linux-image |grep 4.1* > > Too much output here to view. Narrow search parameters assuming I want a > *bone* kernel, and not ti kernel. > > william@beaglebone:~$ *apt-cache search linux-image |grep 4.1*bone** > linux-image-4.0.4-bone4 - Linux kernel, version 4.0.4-bone4 > linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 - Linux kernel, version 4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 > linux-image-4.1.14-bone17 - Linux kernel, version 4.1.14-bone17 > linux-image-4.1.4-bone15 - Linux kernel, version 4.1.4-bone15 > linux-image-4.2.4-bone2 - Linux kernel, version 4.2.4-bone2 > linux-image-4.3.4-bone4 - Linux kernel, version 4.3.4-bone4 > linux-image-4.5.0-rc4-bone2 - Linux kernel, version 4.5.0-rc4-bone2 > > Much more manageable, now I just need to pick one. In this case, let's > assume I want the latest rt image. > > william@beaglebone:~$ *sudo apt-get install > linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17* > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Suggested packages: > linux-firmware-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 > The following NEW packages will be installed: > linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 45 not upgraded. > Need to get 26.0 MB of archives. > After this operation, 64.8 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Get:1 http://repos.rcn-ee.com/debian/ wheezy/main > linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 armhf 1wheezy [26.0 MB] > Fetched 26.0 MB in 1min 13s (353 kB/s) > perl: warning: Setting locale failed. > perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: > LANGUAGE = (unset), > LC_ALL = (unset), > LANG = "en_US.UTF-8" > are supported and installed on your system. > perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). > locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory > locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory > Selecting previously unselected package linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17. > (Reading database ... 26266 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 (from > .../linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17_1wheezy_armhf.deb) ... > Setting up linux-image-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 (1wheezy) ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 > zz-uenv_txt: Updating /boot/uEnv.txt [uname_r=4.1.14-bone-rt-r17] > > After which we need to reboot. But first. Let's confirm we're not already > using that kernel. > > william@beaglebone:~$ *uname -r* > 4.1.12-bone-rt-r16 > william@beaglebone:~$ *sudo reboot* > > Broadcast message from root@beaglebone (pts/0) (Thu Apr 7 15:37:25 2016): > The system is going down for reboot NOW! > > Log in after reboot . . . > > william@beaglebone:~$ *uname -r* > 4.1.14-bone-rt-r17 > > Also keep in mind that the old kernel is still in place, and in fact can > be set to be the boot kernel again by making a single modification to one > file. So, if in fact you're done with the old kernel, it may behoove you to > remove it least it clogs of your storage, and you soon run out of room. > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 5:10 AM, Virendra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have built a custom image (kernel_version=4.1.20) in SD card from >> Robert Nelson. >> >> The current kernel version seems to be 4.5. How to upgrade from 4.1 to >> 4.5 without reflashing the SD card image. >> The custom kernel upgrade should be downloaded from the local network and >> not using apt-get. >> Any pointers how to do the upgrade from the existing image without >> reflashing the sdcard will be helpful. >> >> Thanks, >> Veera >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
