[ please don't drop your bug report from cc. ] On Sun, 05 Mar 2006, Gary Dale wrote:
> maximilian attems wrote: > > >On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 05:28:22PM -0500, Gary Dale wrote: > > > > > >>I recently decided to try Etch on my laptop computer (IBM Thinkpad > >>A22e). The dist-upgrade from Sarge worked reasonably well and I > >>generally like the new system. However there is one problem I've > >>encountered that I need some help on. > >> > >> > > > >cool > > > > > > > >>I'd like to upgrade my kernel from 2.6.9 to the latest as the Etch > >>version of udev doesn't work with the older kernel. I've had to go back > >>to the Sarge version of udev to get a working udev. However, I can't > >>upgrade my kernel because the Etch kernel doesn't work with the old > >>version of udev. Moreover, the Etch version of udev won't even install > >>unless it sees at least a 2.6.12 kernel. > >> > >> > > > >that is tracked in the endless bug repport #349354, > >this loop needs to be breaken up. > > > > > > > > > >>dpkg --install also doesn't work because of the dependency issue. > >> > >>Is there a way around this problem? > >> > >> > > > >please retest with latest etch sources and before upgrade do an: > ># touch /etc/udev/kernel-upgrade > > > >please send in the log of the following upgrade. > >regards. > > > >-- > >maks > > > > > > > > > The touch seems to have allowed the udev package to install somewhat, > but now the kernel install fails on initramfs-tools. I tried this both > by installing udev first and then installing the linux-image-2.6-686 and > also by installing just linux-image-2.6-686 and letting apt-get handle > the dependency (in between I removed the partially installed packages > and reverted back to the sarge version of udev). > > Both attempts failed the same way. It seems that forcing the udev > install just shifts the issue to initramfs-tools. try initramfs-tools 0.53c from mentors -> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/initramfs-tools/ they have takeover really reset to zero and should work. thanks for your feedback. -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
