> Then why doesn't the package itself depend on that kernel? If it did, apt > would have prevented the upgrade from ever being attempted at all...
because anyone can compile a kernel themselves and install it, and dpkg only knows about debian packages. there might be a better way to check for this by using a preinst check. Carlos, can you take a look at this? I think sparc already a similar check. > I already did, a while back. See the thread when I asked about 712-specific > hardware and was told not to bother compiling any 2.4.18 kernel anymore. 2.4.18? i thought we were talking about 2.4.19.... yes, you should not use 2.4.18 anymore. The 2.4.19-rc1 kernels are not particularly stable yet, but the pre-rc ones (e.g. the ones that are in the debian archive is 2.4.19-pa22) should be ok. randolph
