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When I try to install a package on my Debian etch system I get the following error:
Quote:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: The package linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
Stange, because I am already running on that kernel version:
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# uname -a
Linux data01 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed Apr 4 17:47:02 PDT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
well, linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 is in Etch only. To reinstall it, you'd need to add etch to your sources.list, apt-get update, then reinstall it. But perhaps you should first say more about your setup; you're running off of Lenny, was this by choice? Why don't you have the latest kernel from lenny if so?
Okay, changing that wouldn't harm me too hard? ANd would fix it again?
Well too be honest, not running Debian for a long time. Coming from RPM based systems. I installed etch on this server, I didn't choose to go to Lenny.
NOthing else ... Probably because I was already running the kernel 2.6.18-4, it just re-installed that one probably. Have no ideai how to bring that 3ware modules again up and running.
Okay, changing that wouldn't harm me too hard? ANd would fix it again?
Well too be honest, not running Debian for a long time. Coming from RPM based systems. I installed etch on this server, I didn't choose to go to Lenny.
According to the link that you provided, the primary Debian (Etch) 4.0 ISO image provides support for 2.6.20+ kernel images for the 3ware 9500-9600 series. They also provide sources if you are using an older kernel.
To me, it makes sense to obtain a current kernel (if not already included in their ISO image).
At this point, perhaps the best thing to do is to start over.
Get the ISO image and save it, then record all the steps you perform. Note any messages, especially if warnings or errors aod document as you go. Then if you run into an issue again, tell us in detail the steps you took and what happened as a result of each step. That may help you find the problem yourself, but if not, at least you will be able to explain it to us, and someone may be better equipped to help you out.
Meanwhile I got it fixed with a Knoppix livecd (new version has support for the 3ware controller). Moved the old initrd image in place and system was up and running again.
Will have to test some procedures to keep the kernel of this machine up to date. A simple apt-get update seems to be not enough. Maybe I can update from .18 to .19, kernels>.19 are supporting the 9650 controller.
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