Hi Chris, On Feb 1, 2010, at 11:44 PM, Chris Jones wrote: > >> Unless there's some pre or post magic that goes on, these are the same >> files which are currently owned by the pre-existing (debian release >> 17) kernel package: > > This is odd. > > I keep an up-to-date ubuntu partition on the side, which I boot into > every now and then, and every couple of weeks or so, the update manager > installs a new version of the kernel. I can't look now but I believe I > have something like two or three different versions of 2.6.31 at > present. Say, 2.6.31-15, 2.6.31-16, and 2.6.31-17, complete with > modules, headers and all. There would be more, if I hadn't removed a few > older versions manually to keep my grub menu to somewhat manageable > lengths.
As Boyd pointed out the versions you're refering to above are all different from one another, and can coexist. However as Stefan mentioned, sub-revisions of the same kernel cannot. In my case, any sub-revision past 17 on the latest stable kernel causes the system to hang on boot. Tracking down the problem will be easier now that I don't have to jump through too many hoops to try later sub-revisions. > Not much help, I guess, but maybe worth taking another look at the > manuals. Oddly, there's not a whole lot of discussion about this (unless I'm using the wrong search terms). thanks, -lev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
