Gary, 4.08.2012: > Brian wrote: > > > On Mon 30 Jul 2012 at 19:43:25 +0100, Gary wrote: > > > > > Sven Joachim wrote: > > > > > No, squeeze-backports has binary packages (linux-image-3.2*) that you > > > > can just install. > > > > > > > > > That didn't go well :( > > > > It might not be a bad idea to detail what didn't go well. How you went > > about getting the kernel and firmware-ralink packages, commands used, > > which kernel etc. > > > > > I installed the packages, and then the one that that process > > > complained was missing/out of date (our old friend the realtek > > > package). Restarted. After selecting one of the 3.2 kernel options, > > > the computer effectively froze, with lines all over the screen. So > > > badly I had to pull the plug :( > > > > Any progress here? > > As mentioned, I installed the binary packages. Essentially I added > http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports to the software > sources, setting Dist to squeeze-backports and Components to main & > non-free. Then I performed > apt-get -t squeeze-backports install linux-image-3.2 > and > apt-get -t squeeze-backports install firmware-realtek > > They seemed to go okay but the system doesn't start with the new > kernels - on startup it gets part way through before covering the > screen with horizontal lines and seems to hang. > > The kernel is 3.2.0-0.bpo.2-rt-amd64. ^^ Don't know if it matters but "rt" above is the realtime kernel. You might want to try with one of the other 3.2 kernels on backports to see if it helps.
-- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120810211214.ga9...@cs.utexas.edu
