Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-05 Thread Chris Fearnley
'Bruce Perens wrote:' Use dpkg --force-downgrade package-name.deb, I think. I haven't tried it. Use -i instead of --force-downgrade. I wouldn't recommend --force anything in general. One of the big wins IMO of dpkg over rpm is that dpkg -i supports downgrading. -- Christopher J. Fearnley

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-05 Thread Mark Lowes
The entity claiming to be Chris Fearnley wrote... 'Bruce Perens wrote:' Use dpkg --force-downgrade package-name.deb, I think. I haven't tried it. Use -i instead of --force-downgrade. I wouldn't recommend --force -i worked a dream last night and things a lot more stable now. :) -- Mark

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-05 Thread Shaya Potter
On Wed, 4 Dec 1996, Chris Fearnley wrote: 'Bruce Perens wrote:' Use dpkg --force-downgrade package-name.deb, I think. I haven't tried it. Use -i instead of --force-downgrade. I wouldn't recommend --force anything in general. One of the big wins IMO of dpkg over rpm is that dpkg -i

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-04 Thread Tom Lees
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: I think modules-2.0.0-14.deb has been withdrawn. -13 is in frozen now. We have modules 2.1.8-1.deb in unstable, but that may depend on the currently-shaky 2.1.x kernel. We should upgrade to modules-2.1.13 - works with all 2.0 kernels, and most 2.1

Stable unstability (was Re: modules 2.0.0-14)

1996-12-02 Thread Eloy A. Paris
At 12:17 PM 12/1/96 -0600, you wrote: modules 2.0.0-14 has destroyed my System. Every attempt to install a module has created a kernel Oops. I had to build a new kernel with all needed drivers linked in. Downgrading to modules 2.0.0-13 solved this Problem. . . . Same here, with the same

modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Nils Naumann
Hallo, modules 2.0.0-14 has destroyed my System. Every attempt to install a module has created a kernel Oops. I had to build a new kernel with all needed drivers linked in. Downgrading to modules 2.0.0-13 solved this Problem. I'm running a Debian 1.1.x System with some parts of Debian frozen

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Martin Konold
On 1 Dec 1996, Nils Naumann wrote: Hallo, modules 2.0.0-14 has destroyed my System. Every attempt to install a module has created a kernel Oops. I had to build a new kernel with all needed drivers linked in. Downgrading to modules 2.0.0-13 solved this Problem. Same here, -- martin

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread joost witteveen
On 1 Dec 1996, Nils Naumann wrote: Hallo, modules 2.0.0-14 has destroyed my System. Every attempt to install a module has created a kernel Oops. I had to build a new kernel with all needed drivers linked in. Downgrading to modules 2.0.0-13 solved this Problem. Same here

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Martin Gallant
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Nils Naumann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hallo, modules 2.0.0-14 has destroyed my System. Every attempt to install a module has created a kernel Oops. I had to build a new kernel with all needed drivers linked in. Downgrading to modules 2.0.0-13 solved this Problem

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Bruce Perens
I think modules-2.0.0-14.deb has been withdrawn. -13 is in frozen now. We have modules 2.1.8-1.deb in unstable, but that may depend on the currently-shaky 2.1.x kernel. Thanks Bruce -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Martin Konold
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Bruce Perens wrote: I think modules-2.0.0-14.deb has been withdrawn. -13 is in frozen now. We have modules 2.1.8-1.deb in unstable, but that may depend on the currently-shaky 2.1.x kernel. This leads to the question how to downgrade with dselect? Yours, -- martin

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Martin Konold
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Paul Seelig wrote: On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Martin Konold wrote: This leads to the question how to downgrade with dselect? Why not use dpkg for this uncommon job? Thanks for the tip to you and Bruce. Actually I do not think that this is a so much uncommon job. Not every new

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Larry 'Daffy' Daffner
Martin Konold writes: - This leads to the question how to downgrade with dselect? dselect won't downgrade a package. You need to use dpkg by hand. Just download the .deb file, and do a dpkg -i file.deb. It'll warn you that you're downgrading the package, but it won't hurt anything (unless

Re: modules 2.0.0-14

1996-12-01 Thread Martin Konold
On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Larry 'Daffy' Daffner wrote: I just did the downgrade to 2.0.0-13. Everything is working again. Thanks for your help. Yours, -- martin // Martin Konold, Muenzgasse 7, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany // // Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // Linux - because reboots