On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 08:59:10PM -0400, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > Irvine Russell wrote: > > Thanks to nate and jerome. > > > > I followed your suggestions and have > > another problem. > > > > When I: > > > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.9-386 > > > > I get the following (I haven't include > > the whole text) > > > > Sorry but the following packages have unmet > > dependencies: > > > > kernel-image-2.4.9-386: Depends : initrd-tools > > (0>=0.1.6) but it is not going to be installed > > E:Sorry, broken packages > > You need to install initrd-tools. If your sources.list still includes > "deb http://people.debian.org/~bunk/debian potato main", "apt-get > install initrd-tools" should install initrd-tools-1.1.11
Thanks again for your assistance. I shall try your suggestion and let you know what happens in a day or so when I next have access to the machine in question. Thanx again. T:Irvine > > > > > I searched around the list a little and found > > someone with a similar problem who was told to > > create a file /etc/kernel-img.conf and add the > > line > > > > do_initrd = Yes > > I think doing this only suppresses a warning message about the kernel > being an initrd kernel when you try to install it. I don't have it in my > /etc/kernel-img. > > I use lilo to boot. To get kernel-image-2.4.9 to boot, I need to put the > following in my lilo.conf: > > image=/vmlinuz-2.4.9-386 > label=linux-2.4.9-386 > read-only > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-386 > > I'm not sure what you need to do if you use grub. > > > > > > I did this and apt-get install kernel-image... > > still gave the same error message. > > > > Can anyone help with this problem - trouble shooting > > suggestions also welcome. Sorry to be a pain but I'm > > at a bit of a loss. > > > > T:Irvine > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Nokia Game is on again. > > Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new > > all media adventure before November 3rd. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Jerome > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]