Le Wed, 20 Aug 2003 21:56:17 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) a dit:
> > Because the package management does not know of the install kernel. > > Negative. The package management system *does* know about your > installed kernel. And in this case of running the bf24 kernel you > should be getting an update for it if you are running an older version > of it. Note that if you are running a tuned kernel then you won't, > however. > > apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 > kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4: > Installed: (none) > Candidate: 2.4.18-5woody4 > Version Table: > 2.4.18-5woody4 0 > 500 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages > 2.4.18-5 0 > 500 http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages > > If you are running the kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 as your kernel > version 2.4.18-5 from the woody release then an apt-get upgrade should > want to upgrade you to version 2.4.18-5woody4 from the security > archive. Oh this is very interesting: here is what I get with the policy command (didn't know about it at all thanks) ernest:/home/stephane# apt-cache policy kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.4.18-5woody3 Version Table: 2.4.18-5woody3 0 500 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages 2.4.18-5 0 500 ftp://ftp.skynet.be stable/main Packages 500 ftp://debian.mirrors.easynet.fr stable/main Packages 500 ftp://ftp.proxad.net stable/main Packages I'm not sure I have a tuned kernel, I juste used a dirty patch to make it ptrace-proof. But I'm sure I did this because apt-get wasn't offering me to upgrade it so it was the case with the vanilla kernel. > If you have installed a tuned kernel then you won't be get a prompt > from 'apt-get upgrade'. DSA-311-1 and others provide the answer. > > If you are using the kernel installed by the installation system when > the "bf24" option is selected (for a 2.4.x kernel), you should install > the kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 package. I installed a kernel image once, but it seems it comes with different options from the base kernel at least that is what I thought because the net connection wasn't working anymore and I had a lot of modules errors at boot. I can't tell you enough details so I know this is somewhat useless, but I thought that since kernel image wasn't using the modules I need, I'd better to recompile a kernel myself, grabbing it straight from ftp.kernel.org This is not the solution I prefer though: since I'm glad and satisfied of my Debian I'd love to stick with it's tools. I prefer to compile a kernel the Debian way for instance. Unfortunately, the more documentation I read the more I understand that there are many things you can do the debian way (which is cool) but I don't find *the* documentation explaining what I need *in short* (which is rather understandable) and don't have enough time for all the theory. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining: the problem is only on my side and I realise this, but I'd love to find documentations going deeper than the make kpkg stuff and explaining how to deal with the kernel images , the sources, apt and so on to be able to upgrade right out of the box to the most secured kernel in no time. I can do it manually, doing it the Debian way would be a real improvment. I > Hope that helps. > > Bob It does tremendously Bob: you show me the light, I'll have to dig about this very very soon. Stéphane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
