Hi, On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 23:43:23 +0000 (UTC) Paul Zimmerman <aiwa...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> After running "aptitude update" and "aptitude safe-upgrade" on my > Wheezy boxes, I find I have TWO kernels installed. One of them, the new > patch for this "Meltdown" problem, does not boot. It hangs. > Fortunately, they were smart enough to keep the old kernel and that > still boots normally. Why would it be incompatible? Could there be > missing dependencies? Or could it be that the CPU is very old? (Intel > E8600 -- yes, from 2009, but at least it's a 'hybrid' motherboard that > takes DDR3 memory :) Since Wheezy loses even long-term support in May, > I guess they won't put much effort into fixing this. But I like my old > Linux boxes. I hope there will be a kernel that they can run? there was a thread here recently about a similar sounding problem, see: https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/01/msg00242.html Not sure (of course) if this referred to the same problem as yours, and I don't remember if this thread lead anywhere, but it might be a starting point for you to investigate... Best regards (and good luck!) Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. Death, when unnecessary, is a tragic thing. -- Flint, "Requiem for Methuselah", stardate 5843.7
