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I just wondered what others are doing for 2,6 kernels in etch. I could find neither an image nor source package under testing that I could use (I need both ...
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etch 2.6 kernels ...
I just wondered what others are doing for 2,6 kernels in etch. I could find neither an image nor source package under testing that I could use (I need both HT support and highmem).
Did I miss something somewhere? The new (beta) etch installer defaults to the 2.6 kernel and installs 2.6.12 ... where's the source for it?
Anyway, I ended up going to kernel.org for the 2.6.14.2 source, which is okay. I just found it odd that I had to do this, since I'm used to installing kernels on debian using the dpkg method.noobus in perpetuum
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Just in case you don't know, the kernel sources are supossed to be in /usr/src.
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Yes, that's where I put them once I got them
I just couldn't find the 2.6 packages in the debian testing repositories, and you don't get kernel sources in the base debian distro.
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the 2.6 kernels are there
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Actually here's the solution:
I'm used to "kernel-image-whatever" and "kernel-source-whatever" but starting with etch the "kernel" part has changed to "linux" ...
so the package I really wanted was "linux-source-2.6.12" ...
Oh, well, things are always changing ... that's what makes my sig always true
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That weblink above to the packages says kernel-image-2.6-*
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Yes, but this is exactly what I wanted.
Originally Posted by bryansmith
Dunno why they changed the naming convention for some of the kernel packages ...noobus in perpetuum
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Sorry, my mistake. I should have read that you wanted the source.
Yes, it does seem weird about the naming conventions. Why not kernel-source-2.6.12? Ah well, at least you got it.
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My fault: Originally Posted by bryansmith
I'm even confusing to myself sometimes. Originally Posted by eerok noobus in perpetuum
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It used to be that but they changed it a while back. Originally Posted by bryansmith Yes, it does seem weird about the naming conventions. Why not kernel-source-2.6.12? Ah well, at least you got it.
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