On 1/23/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On (23/01/06 07:34), Matt Price wrote: > > To: debian users <debian-user@lists.debian.org>, > > debian users <debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org> > > From: Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: 2.6.15 doesn't see ide disks -- very bad [WAS: system hosed by > > udev in > > dist-upgrade] > > Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:34:40 -0500 > > X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=no > > version=3.1.0 > > > > On 1/22/06, Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <big snip> > > > so I'd appreciate help on either of 2 solutions: > > 1 - find a wayto downgrade udev & undo the dist-upgrade, which I can > > temporarily put off until I get a 2.5.12+ kernel to work properly. > > 2 - with the system in this somewhat messed up state, figure out > > what's wrong with the 2.6.15 kernel & fix it somehow > > > > I'm not especially optimistic -- but thanks for any help you canoffer! > > > > matt > > <another snip> > > If you haven't apt-get|aptitude cleaned, you may have an earlier > version of udev in /var/cache/apt/archives. If so, just do, as root, > "dpkg -i udev_0.079-1_i386.deb" (or whatever other "udev...deb" is > there.
thanks john! that was the way forward -- did as you suggested, compiled a new 2.6.15 kernel that WORKS, and have now completed the dist-upgrade! now if only I could get gnome or kde to install... but I assume that's just an issue with kernel versions. thanks loads! m > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ==================================================== > PGP key 1024D/99421A63 2005-01-05 > EE51 79E9 F244 D734 A012 1CEC 7813 9FE9 9942 1A63 > gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 99421A63 > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFD1Re6eBOf6ZlCGmMRAi/4AKCsV6eKjYfijGbZtEXq5tbtcOrJ2wCgm0EX > Y3q86gVU7ZDiAeMxZfcPXrc= > =nWWC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > >
