HI Martin, Thanks for the confirmation, the upgrade did work but with some tiny effort... see the log below.... I had to install the specific version by using linux-image.... =version_number...
========================================================== myslug:~/kernel# apt-get clean myslug:~/kernel# apt-get clean all myslug:~/kernel# apt-get update Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release.gpg [378B] Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B] Get:3 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B] Get:4 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release [22.5kB] Get:5 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release [43.7kB] Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex Get:6 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages [191kB] Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages/DiffIndex Get:7 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Get:8 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Get:9 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff Get:10 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources [28.9kB] Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Fetched 287kB in 6s (45.6kB/s) Reading package lists... Done myslug:~/kernel# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 8851kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n Abort. myslug:~/kernel# man apt-get Reformatting apt-get(8), please wait... myslug:~/kernel# apt-get -f apt 0.6.46.4-0.1 for linux arm compiled on Feb 26 2007 22:44:23 Usage: apt-get [options] command apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...] apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...] apt-get is a simple command line interface for downloading and installing packages. The most frequently used commands are update and install. Commands: update - Retrieve new lists of packages upgrade - Perform an upgrade install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb) remove - Remove packages source - Download source archives build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8) dselect-upgrade - Follow dselect selections clean - Erase downloaded archive files autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files check - Verify that there are no broken dependencies Options: -h This help text. -q Loggable output - no progress indicator -qq No output except for errors -d Download only - do NOT install or unpack archives -s No-act. Perform ordering simulation -y Assume Yes to all queries and do not prompt -f Attempt to continue if the integrity check fails -m Attempt to continue if archives are unlocatable -u Show a list of upgraded packages as well -b Build the source package after fetching it -V Show verbose version numbers -c=? Read this configuration file -o=? Set an arbitrary configuration option, eg -o dir::cache=/tmp See the apt-get(8), sources.list(5) and apt.conf(5) manual pages for more information and options. This APT has Super Cow Powers. myslug:~/kernel# apt-get -d dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 8851kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 [8851kB] Fetched 8851kB in 24s (364kB/s) Download complete and in download only mode myslug:~/kernel# dpkg -l | grep linux ii foomatic-db 20061031-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - database ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20061031-1 linuxprinting.org printer support - programs ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20061031-1.2 linuxprinting.org printer support - filters ii libselinux1 1.32-3 SELinux shared libraries ii linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx ii linux-kernel-headers 2.6.18-7 Linux Kernel Headers for development ii linuxvnc 0.8.2-1 VNC server to monitor a tty ii util-linux 2.12r-19etch1 Miscellaneous system utilities myslug:~/kernel# apt-get install linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx=2.6.18+6etch2 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx Suggested packages: linux-doc-2.6.18 fdutils The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 8859kB of archives. After unpacking 25.7MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 [8857kB] Get:2 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx 2.6.18+6etch2 [2266B] Fetched 8859kB in 13s (679kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx. (Reading database ... 41052 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx (from .../linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx_2.6.18.dfsg.1-17_arm.deb) ... Done. Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx. Unpacking linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (from .../linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx_2.6.18+6etch2_arm.deb) ... Setting up linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx (2.6.18.dfsg.1-17) ... Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-ixp4xx/source However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-ixp4xx/source Running depmod. Finding valid ramdisk creators. Using mkinitramfs-kpkg to build the ramdisk. Running postinst hook script /usr/sbin/flash-kernel. Flashing kernel: done. Flashing initramfs: done. Setting up linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (2.6.18+6etch2) ... myslug:~/kernel# sync;sync;sync;reboot ======================== Slug boots... ======================== myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# uname -a Linux myslug 2.6.18-5-ixp4xx #1 Sun Dec 23 05:17:39 UTC 2007 armv5tel GNU/Linux myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# apt-get update Get:1 http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release.gpg [378B] Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch Release Get:2 http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release.gpg [189B] Get:3 http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports Release Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Packages Hit http://natasha.stmarytx.edu etch/main Sources Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Packages Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main Sources Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages/DiffIndex Get:4 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Get:5 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Get:6 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff [596B] Ign http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib 2007-06-10-0940.10.pdiff Hit http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Fetched 599B in 2s (203B/s) Reading package lists... Done myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/8851kB of archives. After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n Abort. myslug:~/smarthome/iplc/driver/linux-2.6# dpkg -l | grep linux-image ii linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx 2.6.18+6etch2 Linux kernel 2.6 image on IXP4xx ii linux-image-2.6.18-4-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx ii linux-image-2.6.18-5-ixp4xx 2.6.18.dfsg.1-17 Linux 2.6.18 image on IXP4xx ========================== As you can see it still wants me to install the older version.... I guess removing the older version of the kernel should solve the problem, but I want to let the system run reliably for a while before I do that. Thanks again for all the help.. I hope this serves as a reference to some other folks... Mayuresh Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-01-09 06:37]: > If I do a apt-get upgrade how does the proprietary IXP4xx microcode get > included ? The IXP4xx microcode is stored in /lib/firmware and will still be there when you upgrade the kernel. > 2. I know that linux-image-2.6-ixp4xx (2.6.18+6etch2) is available, > but I am really not sure why apt-get is telling me to upgrade to > 2.6.18-4 only... It should install 2.6.18-5. Does "apt-get dist-upgrade" rather than "apt-get upgrade" help? Did you run "apt-get update" first? -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ --------------------------------------------------When there is a Will, There is a way......
