Debian User Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > The 2.4.27-2-386 kernel was forced on me by the dist-upgrade. I planned > on going to the 2.6.6-2-686 kernel and will eventually, probably > soon. Kent > finally fixed lilo for me so that sarge boots now if you haven't > already read it. > You can, if you will, tell me just how you remove a kernel(outline the > process). > I'm thinking there might be more to it than just aptitude remove(or > purge) the KI. > Once I'm sure, I'll get rid of the 2.4.27* and go to a 2.6.8* KI.
I think kernels are treated a bit differently than are other packages, in that once installed, there's not an automatic removal mechanism. Basically when a new Debian kernel is installed via apt[-get|itude]: * the kernel itself is placed in /boot * A copy of the corresponding .config file in placed in /boot * the old symbolic links in / are renamed to "OLD"-type names. This woulb be /vmlinuz and /initrd.img. * new symbolic links are created in /. The symlink "/vmlinuz" points to the new kernel in /boot; the symlink "/initrd.img" points to the initrd.img in /boot. * the stanzas in /etc/lilo.conf are updated appropriately, and lilo is run * the appropriate modules are placed in /lib/modules * other housekeeping * you're told to reboot into the new kernel To uninstall a Debian kernel, you basically undo the above manually. Or at least that's been my experience. Unless you need the space on / that deleting /lib/modules/[kernel_version] would free up, I'd just leave the old kernel on there. To install a new Debian kernel, find the version you want: "aptitude search kernel-image-2.6 | grep 686" should list the Pentium-type 2.6 kernels available. Then install that kernel: aptitude install kernel-image-2.6.11-1-686 The problems you had the first go-round was because you went from a non-initrd kernel to an initrd kernel, and you renamed the label in lilo.conf. Since you're already running an initrd kernel now, the upgrade process should go much smoother. > Now on to my next > issues, getting pon and wvdial to work under sarge. Kill one, two > more pop up. These should be addressed in a new thread. > Also, about activating the lilo menu, How? I believe you need to uncomment the "prompt" entry in lilo.conf (remember to rerun lilo). > Thanks for your insight on compiling your own; I'll give it a try soon, It would be a good education for you, but nowadays, rolling your own is not much necessary for most users. I recommend it for educational purposes (really, I do), but the stock Debian kernels will probably fulfill all your needs for a quite a while. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]