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apt-get install linux-image-2.6-i686
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Couldn't find package linux-image-2.6-i686 |
# Backported packages for Debian Lenny
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports lenny-backports main contrib non-free # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12]/ lenny contrib main deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib |
OK, my error, the correct command should be apt-get -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6-686
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apt-get -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6-686Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies. linux-image-2.6-686: Depends: linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages |
OK, then try apt-get dist-upgrade first, maybe this helps. If not, try apt-get -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686
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apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. apt-get -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies. linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686: Depends: linux-base (>= 2.6.32-23~bpo50+1) but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packages |
I don't have a clue anymore. I think after all that it would be better to install Squeeze, you don't have to use backports than.
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ok many thanks for all your help. You have helped me learn quite a lot in my first 24 hours of linux.
If i get it working i will post what i did in here. Thanks again. Peace Neil. |
ok think i have almsot got there...this is how far i have got now.(i have done another clean install of debian)
first i went to debian:/home/neil# nano /etc/apt/sources.list and added # Backported packages for Debian Lenny deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports lenny-backports main contrib non-free and saved the changes then debian:/home/neil# aptitude update Writing extended state information... Done Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny Release.gpg Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny/contrib Translation-en_GB Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny/main Translation-en_GB Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny Release Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Ign cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12] lenny/main Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Translation-en_GB Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Packages Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Packages Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Sources Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Sources Get:1 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports Release.gpg [835B] Ign http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main Translation-en_GB Ign http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/contrib Translation-en_GB Ign http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/non-free Translation-en_GB Get:2 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports Release [74.3kB] Get:3 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main Packages [476kB] Get:4 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/contrib Packages [1886B] Get:5 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/non-free Packages [7568B] Fetched 560kB in 3s (144kB/s) Reading package lists... Done Current status: 1562 new [+1562]. debian:/home/neil# aptitude -t lenny-backports install linux-image-2.6-$(uname -r | sed 's,.*-,,') firmware-ralink wireless-tools Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: firmware-linux-free{a} firmware-ralink libuuid-perl{a} linux-base{a} linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686{a} wireless-tools The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-2.6-686 1 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 96 not upgraded. Need to get 27.2MB/27.3MB of archives. After unpacking 78.6MB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y Writing extended state information... Done Media Change: Please insert the disc labeled 'Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.6 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20100904-19:12' in the drive '/cdrom/' and press [Enter]. Get:1 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main linux-base 2.6.32-23~bpo50+1 [157kB] Get:2 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 2.6.32-23~bpo50+1 [26.9MB] Get:3 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main firmware-linux-free 2.6.32-23~bpo50+1 [139kB] Get:4 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/non-free firmware-ralink 0.24~bpo50+1 [18.9kB] Get:5 http://backports.debian.org lenny-backports/main linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.32+27~bpo50+1 [3138B] Fetched 27.2MB in 2min32s (179kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package libuuid-perl. (Reading database ... 88526 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libuuid-perl (from .../libuuid-perl_0.02-3+b1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package linux-base. Unpacking linux-base (from .../linux-base_2.6.32-23~bpo50+1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686. Unpacking linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 (from .../linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686_2.6.32-23~bpo50+1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package firmware-linux-free. Unpacking firmware-linux-free (from .../firmware-linux-free_2.6.32-23~bpo50+1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package firmware-ralink. Unpacking firmware-ralink (from .../firmware-ralink_0.24~bpo50+1_all.deb) ... Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6-686 2.6.26+17+lenny1 (using .../linux-image-2.6-686_2.6.32+27~bpo50+1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6-686 ... Selecting previously deselected package wireless-tools. Unpacking wireless-tools (from .../wireless-tools_29-1.1_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up libuuid-perl (0.02-3+b1) ... Setting up linux-base (2.6.32-23~bpo50+1) ... Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 (2.6.32-23~bpo50+1) ... Running depmod. Running update-initramfs. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 Running update-grub. Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ... Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-bpo.5-686 Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done Setting up firmware-linux-free (2.6.32-23~bpo50+1) ... Setting up firmware-ralink (0.24~bpo50+1) ... Setting up linux-image-2.6-686 (2.6.32+27~bpo50+1) ... Setting up wireless-tools (29-1.1) ... Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Writing extended state information... Done Reading task descriptions... Done Current status: 96 updates [-1]. *after installing all the updates from disc i then rebooted (remove disc) then went back to terminal debian:/home/neil# modprobe rt2870sta debian:/home/neil# iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"" Nickname:"" Mode:Auto Frequency=2.412 GHz Link Quality=10/100 Signal level:0 dBm Noise level:-143 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 debian:/home/neil# ifconfig wlan0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not permitted debian:/home/neil# |
Wow, I wonder why it is working now. I recommend to use a graphical tool to do the rest, like wicd or gnome-network-manager.
I have to say that you did it well, many had given up with this sort of problems right at the beginning and had thought: "Linux sucks, I will stick with Windows!" Congratulations and have a lot of fun with your Debian. |
Thank you. Your help was immense and extremely appreciated.
I have gone this route for wifi config.... $ su # aptitude update # aptitude install network-manager-gnome Am having a little difficulty with it finding my router but i will keep trying! Peace. Neil. |
wicd seems to work best for me never had much luck with reliability and network-manager it kept dropping the connection.
Try apt-get install wicd wicd-client for a better setup imho! |
SOLVED:
I tried both wicd and NetworkManager and had no success. I then played around with the router settings for an eternity and decided to post a question asking about a getting a better router. This led to a post advising me that usb adapters are problematic so i decided to swap my main windows wireless pc card (idimax wireless lan Pci card EW-7128g) over to my linux pc. Then i followed the instructions for Ralink RT2500 devices http://wiki.debian.org/fr/WiFi/rt2500I Then after i installed the NetworkManager my router was immediately visable. |
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