On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 04:40:08PM +0100, Ernst-Magne Vindal wrote: > Hi, > not sure this is a problem but I'll like to check anyway. > > When doing apt-get upgrade the only package listed for upgrade is the > kernel image. this is working fine and I'm not sure what the upgrade will > do. > > The sources list say "stable". I got a few packages from unstable, but apt > is configured to default "stable". > > Why will apt upgrade the kernel? > > The installed ver. is ii kernel-image-2.6.8-2-386 2.6.8-16 > and the same version no. is the one to upgrade. > > Can I instead "hold" the kernel-image?
If you do let the upgrade go through, and you use lilo to boot, remember to update lilo.conf and *rerun lilo* before you reboot, otherwise the boot process eill not be able to find the new kernel and the old one will be gone. I had this problem once, when aptitude decided to replace a kernel. It doesn't seem to happen when I installed a kernel of a comletely different verison number (like 2.6.7 to 2.6.8 -- in that case I just get both kernels. But it did once decide to replace a kernel ... In that case rerunning lilo is necessary. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
