How do I upgrade to a 2.6 kernel?

**COKE CAN** · 08-01-2005

Help please?!

**dylunio** · 08-01-2005

You could do it manually by getting the kernel from www.kernel.org and doing what's said in the second post here.

You might be able to use apt-get to upgrade, but since I don't use debian, maybe somone else can say how to do this

**COKE CAN** · 08-01-2005

Cool, I'll give it a try

**jens** · 08-01-2005

Originally Posted by COKE CAN

Cool, I'll give it a try

That's not really needed in Debian.
Simply use Apt.
First see what's available:

Code:

apt-cache showpkg kernel-image

Pick the latest one for your hardware.

Code:

apt-get install kernel-image-x.x.x-x

...and that's it.

**St. Joe** · 08-01-2005

If you are upgrading from a 2.4 to 2.6 kernel you'd better read:
Upgrading to a Debian 2.6 Kernel

**COKE CAN** · 08-01-2005

I installed 2.6.8-2-686 through apt-get. When I restarted, it hangs up on thse last 3 lines:

Code:

pivot_root&#58; no such file or directory
/bin/init&#58; 432&#58; can not open dev/console&#58; no such file
Kernel panic&#58; Attempted to kill init!

Why is this?

It ran fine on my laptop, but not on my desktop.

**COKE CAN** · 08-02-2005

Originally Posted by COKE CAN

I installed 2.6.8-2-686 through apt-get. When I restarted, it hangs up on thse last 3 lines:

Code:

pivot_root&#58; no such file or directory
/bin/init&#58; 432&#58; can not open dev/console&#58; no such file
Kernel panic&#58; Attempted to kill init!

Why is this?

It ran fine on my laptop, but not on my desktop.

Anyone?

**jens** · 08-02-2005

That's the downside of prebuild kernels.(they don't work with all hardware)
Rebuilding it yourself might be your only option (or keep using 2.4)...

PS: It's really not that hard...

**COKE CAN** · 08-03-2005

Originally Posted by jens

That's the downside of prebuild kernels.(they don't work with all hardware)
Rebuilding it yourself might be your only option (or keep using 2.4)...

PS: It's really not that hard...

How do I do it? I just messed my machine up, so is there a way to do it during install?

**jens** · 08-03-2005

Originally Posted by COKE CAN

Originally Posted by jens

That's the downside of prebuild kernels.(they don't work with all hardware)
Rebuilding it yourself might be your only option (or keep using 2.4)...

PS: It's really not that hard...

How do I do it? I just messed my machine up, so is there a way to do it during install?

Boot with your (hopefully still existing) 2.4 kernel, rebuilt your 2.6 kernel(follow St.Joe's link) and reboot in 2.6...

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