On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 22:30:12 +0200, Bill Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 19:20:17 +0100 > Dave Ewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Friday, 08.07.2005 at 20:09 +0200, Mikael Backman wrote: > > > > > Is there a way for me to download the debian 2.6.11 kernel and use it > > > in sarge? > > > > Yes, but it's not technically part of Sarge. Easiest way to do this is > > to add 'unstable' to your sources.list, download the latest Sid kernel, > > install it and make sure it's working, then remove 'unstable' from your > > sources.list. > > Please, Please, DO NOT do this! It may work now since stable and > unstable are not too far apart, but it could lead to disaster later > down the road. > > I STRONGLY encourage you to learn how to use the Debian kernel tools like > "make-kpkg" to compile custom kernels from the Debian or kernel.org > sources. I found the following on a Google search, but there are plenty of > other guides around: > http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html In the APT-HowTo, I found a section on 'keeping a mixed system': http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-apt-get.en.html#s-default-version Would that be a good & nice solution instead of compiling the kernel yourself? -- Matthijs (...currently compiling a kernel...) [EMAIL PROTECTED] No need to 'cc' me, I read the list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
