Hi Andy On 08/05/19, Andy Smith (a...@strugglers.net) wrote: > On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 06:32:43PM +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: > > Is there a clever way of downgrading the installation to stable while > > keeping the testing kernel and associated ixgbe module? > > If you run the daily netinst in expert mode doesn't it let you > pick the release you want to install? > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ#Q:_How_can_I_install_sid_.28unstable.29_with_DebianInstaller.3F > > Start the installation in expert mode. After selecting a mirror > you will be asked which distribution to install: stable, testing > or unstable. We recommend using a daily build of the installer > to install testing or unstable.
Thanks for the great info. I thought I recalled something like that. I downloaded debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso on 29 April but having just tested this I'm not getting a choice of distribution. I'm in expert mode (console) -- perhaps I'll try again on the graphical version. > However, I think while this might run the netinst with a kernel and > ixgbe module that works for you, it may install a kernel and module > from stable, which apparently does not. So you may need to find a > way to get the right kernel+module on there before you do the final > reboot into your new install. Good point. I'll see if I can switch to another console and do some quick tweaking of the source listings and apt-pinning. At least I'll have a build environment with which to compile the ixgbe modules, if the worst comes to the worst. Thanks for your comments. Rory