Hello Kai Schindelka (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> Ok. My name's not Wes, but I've got some questions anyway. :) Please start your own thread next time instead of answering a message in an existing thread. > Debian stable, using this source: > > # Kernel 2.6 > deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable kernel-2.6 > > A system upgrade updated the following packages then: > > hdparm > module-init-tools > net-tools > procps > > Vanilla Kernel 2.6.3 from kernel.org compiles and runs just fine, as > far as I can see. No sound yet (Audigy I), but that's no primary goal > anyway. NVidia driver V5336 loads as a module, everything else is > compiled in statically. Got a turbo-mouse now. So far, so good... > > My questions are: > > * Is the updating of the above packages really necessary? >From /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.3/Documentation/changes: o Gnu C 2.95.3 o Gnu make 3.78 o binutils 2.12 o util-linux 2.10o The above packages in Woody are recent enough. util-linux in Woody however can't handle the new cryptoloop/cryptoapi, so if you want to use encrypted loopback devices with the drivers included in 2.6, upgrade util-linux. o module-init-tools 0.9.10 o e2fsprogs 1.29 module-init-tools is not included in Woody, you need it to load modules for 2.6. The e2fsprogs version in Woody is too old (may keep working with existing file systems, but maybe you could get problems with new ext2/ext3 file systems). o jfsutils 1.1.3 o reiserfsprogs 3.6.3 o xfsprogs 2.6.0 o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 o quota-tools 3.09 I didn't check the above package, I don't use them. o PPP 2.4.0 This one is okay. o isdn4k-utils 3.1pre1 o nfs-utils 1.0.5 Didn't check. o procps 3.1.13 Needs to be upgraded. o oprofile 0.5.3 Don't know. > * Is it sufficient, or did I miss something? If I compare the lists, you should also upgrade e2fsprogs. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
