On Sat, Jul 10, 2004 at 04:39:28PM +0200, Thomas S wrote: > Ok thanks to everybody for answerings, I'd like now to respond to Sven : > > > Where would you like to install it ? > > On a scsi drive, this is not a problem in istself (worked for installing > Woody)...
Err, on what kind of running system. > > What kernel are you running on it anyway ? > > How to know it ? Could it be the file > ''pool/main/P/patch_2.5.4-11_powerpc.deb'' situated in the CD (Woody 3.0r2) > ? (Sorry I'm still a beginner and I only know basic installation of > GNU/linux and a few UNIX...). That is the patch program, not even remotely related to kernels. Try a dpkg -l | grep kernel-image or even just ... | grep kernel. Most probably you have 2.4.18 though, as this is the pmac kernel shipped with woody if i remember well. > Is it possible to install, in principle, for example a 2.6x.. package on a > 2.4x.. kernel (not talking about the fact it is possible IN THIS CASE, but > in general...anyway, if you know if it is possible IN THIS case, why not > say...). Yes, they may even be installed in parallel. The problem is that the 2.6 kernels need some other tools, namely initrd-tools and module-init-tools, which may have dependency that would pull in the whole of sarge or something. Let's see : Package: kernel-image-2.6.7-powerpc Depends: initrd-tools (>= 0.1.65), module-init-tools Package: initrd-tools Depends: coreutils | fileutils (>= 4.1.9) | stat (>= 3.0), cpio, cramfsprogs (>= 1.1-4), dash, util-linux (>= 2.11b-3) Package: module-init-tools Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4) Conflicts: modutils (<= 2.4.21-1) Maybe it would be possible to rebuild module-init-tools for woody, and get rid of this libc6 dependency, no idea about initrd-tools and what the state of those packages are in woody. Check them with apt-cache show or something such. That said, you could as well upgrade to sarge by now if you have a fast internet connection. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
