Sarge Kernel Update?

carlosinfl · 03-08-2006, 01:20 PM

If I update my Debian "Sarge" kernel from 2.6.8-2-686 to 2.6.15, will that mean I will have upgraded from "Stable" to "testing"? I really am not sure how that works.

lestoil · 03-08-2006, 01:58 PM

No you can install linux-image-2.6.x from Etch or Sid without upgrading whole system. Just look through what else comes with linux-image-x. apt-get -s install pkg.deb will give you practice install.
Check what's available in Sarge because 2.6.12 is available now, I believe. You can also get newer kernels from Sarge backports.

carlosinfl · 03-08-2006, 02:22 PM

I am not able to find any kernel images beyond what I already have. Am I using the wrong repos?

Code:

mail:~# uname -a
Linux qmail 2.6.8-2-686 #1 Tue Aug 16 13:22:48 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
qmail:~# apt-get update
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Release
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.debian.org stable/main Release
Get:1 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages [192kB]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release [110B]
Fetched 192kB in 3s (49.0kB/s)
Reading Package Lists... Done
qmail:~# apt-cache search linux-image
qmail:~

Apt find nothing else but kernel-image ...

farslayer · 03-08-2006, 03:17 PM

check out backports.org. the 2.6.15 kernel has been backported to the Stable distro there..

carlosinfl · 03-08-2006, 03:27 PM

I checked out backports.org & really don't see how I get the latest kernel from there. Can you explain the process? Do I need to add their repo tp my "source.list" or something to that nature?

farslayer · 03-08-2006, 08:19 PM

the official instructions are here: http://www.backports.org/instructions.html

While this site ha examples of installing Firefox 1.5, OpenOffice 2.0 etc from backports.org onto your Safrge box.
http://linox.be/index.php?cat=27

I'm not finding the kernel how-to for backports (I really should bookmark things like that when I find them the first time.).. but I do believe along with the kernel you must install yaird from backports as well..

http://www.csg.is.titech.ac.jp/~leng...ata/index.html this contains kernel backport and yaird info..

Crushing Belial · 03-10-2006, 02:22 PM

Simply add backports to your /etc/apt/sources.list file, and put something along these lines in your /etc/apt/preferences file. When I upgraded to the 2.6.15 kernel, I just put all the kernel packages, and dependencies in here along with the other backported packages I use. These might vary depending on which kernel you use.

Code:

Package: linux-image-2.6.15-1-686
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: linux-headers-2.6.15-1
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: linux-patch-debian-2.6.15
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: linux-tree-2.6.15
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: linux-source-2.6.15
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: libklibc
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: klibc-utils
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Package: yaird
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

Make sure you add

Code:

Package: *
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 200

to your apt preferences file to deactivate all other backports. When you want to install a new backport, just add

Code:

Package: packagename
Pin: release a=sarge-backports
Pin-Priority: 999

to the preferences file.