Re: URGENT !!! : [USN-464-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 11:22:30PM +0200, Thilo Six wrote: > Matt Zimmerman wrote the following on 27.05.2007 22:48 > > >> now i > >> $ aptitude install linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic > >> > >> and now nvidia is broken !! > > > > You installed the new kernel, but forgot to install the corresponding > > restricted-modules package. > > sorry if i exaggerated a bit but i got this "green sticker on www.ubuntu.com > feeling" > > The right information to the right people at the right time can make the > difference between a disaster and genius hat trick. > I call that proactive. I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by any of this. -- - mdz -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: URGENT !!! : [USN-464-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Matt Zimmerman wrote the following on 27.05.2007 22:48 >> now i >> $ aptitude install linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic >> >> and now nvidia is broken !! > > You installed the new kernel, but forgot to install the corresponding > restricted-modules package. sorry if i exaggerated a bit but i got this "green sticker on www.ubuntu.com feeling" The right information to the right people at the right time can make the difference between a disaster and genius hat trick. I call that proactive. but anyway what does it matter i made a mistake... bye Thilo -- i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE - some friend of mine gpg key: 0x4A411E09 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: URGENT !!! : [USN-464-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 10:31:37AM +0200, Thilo Six wrote: > now i > $ aptitude install linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic > > and now nvidia is broken !! You installed the new kernel, but forgot to install the corresponding restricted-modules package. -- - mdz -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: URGENT !!! : [USN-464-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Thilo Six wrote the following on 27.05.2007 10:31 > Thilo Six wrote the following on 26.05.2007 23:27 >> Hello >> >> The kernel security update [USN-464-1] is missing s.th. >> >> $ sudo aptitude show linux-generic | grep depend >> Depends: linux-image-generic, linux-restricted-modules-generic >> >> $ sudo aptitude show linux-image-generic | grep depen >> Depends: linux-image-2.6.20-15-generic >> ^^ >> >> from USN: >> Ubuntu 7.04: >> linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic2.6.20-16.28 >> ^^ >> >> $ sudo aptitude update >> $ aptitude dist-upgrade >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Reading extended state information >> Initializing package states... Done >> Building tag database... Done >> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed. >> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. >> >> $ apt-cache policy linux-generic >> linux-generic: >> Installed: 2.6.20.15.14 >> Candidate: 2.6.20.15.14 >> >> $ apt-cache policy linux-image-generic >> linux-image-generic: >> Installed: 2.6.20.15.14 >> Candidate: 2.6.20.15.14 >> >> HTH Thilo > > What is was trying to say is the upgrade path is broken. > > BUT > > now i > $ aptitude install linux-image-2.6.20-16-generic > > and now nvidia is broken !! > <- > $ tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log > (II) NVIDIA(0): enabled. > > (EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module! > (EE) NVIDIA(0): *** Aborting *** > (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia" > (II) UnloadModule: "ramdac" > (II) UnloadModule: "fb" > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > -> > > $ uname --all > Linux ub2 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Wed May 23 01:46:23 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux > > bye Thilo $ apt-cache policy linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20-16-generic: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.6.20.5-16.28 the upgrade path is horrible broken -- i am on Ubuntu 2.6 KDE - some friend of mine gpg key: 0x4A411E09 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
