On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 23:45:18 -0600, Kent West wrote: >Mark Healey wrote: > >>On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 18:00:11 -0600, Kent West wrote: >> >> >>>>Anyway I believe I should get kernel version 2.4.22. That's the >>>>latest stable one, right? >>>> >>>>Is there a .deb package (and where is it) or should I just get the >>>>.tar.bz2 one from kernel.org? >>>> >>>>I did find a HOWTO but it is pretty redhat centric and assumes that >>>>one has X running. My X doesn't work, I'm sure I'll be posting about >>>>that later. >>>> >>>> >>># apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4 >>> >>> . . . >>> . . . >>> >>># apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7 >>> >>> >> >>That would be nice if I had networking which I don't which is why I'm >>trying to build a new kernel in the first place. >> >> >> >> >Ah, sorry. In that case, go get the .deb from here: > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/kernel-image-2.4-k7.html >using another machine that has networking. Drop the .deb file into a >convenient location on your Debian box and run "dpkg -i >kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7 ><http://packages.debian.org/unstable/base/kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7.html>" >(Of course you'll want to get the right "flavor" of kernel for your CPU; >this one's for AMD Athlons and similar. Start here: >http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages, and search for "kernel-image-2.4".)
Exactly what is a kernel-image? Mark Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Giving debian a chance. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]