On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:44:47AM -0800, Francois BOTTIN wrote: > > --- Badiane Ka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have created a deb package with make-kpkg and upon > > executing dpkg -i I get a message saying that there is > > conflict between my custom 2.2.18pre1 image and > > pcmcia. How do I compile, install and get a kernel to > > run under debian without running into a bunch of > > module problems. I would like to be able to upgrade > > my system without having all of these problems. If > > there is literature about this problem please point me > > in that direction and I will follow. > > > > Badiane > > > I don't know if there is any documentation about that, but what I do is: > - remove the kernel and pcmcia packages that are in use (yes, there's a > warning saying that it's dangerous to remove a running kernel's > package...) > - install the new kernel package, and then the pcmcia one. > > Simply, do not try rebooting between the two stages...
You might want to copy your vmlinuz in case of accidents. It's a bad idea to ever have no kernels on your machine. At least make sure you have a boot disk. -- #define X(x,y) x##y Peter Cordes ; e-mail: X([EMAIL PROTECTED] , ns.ca) "The gods confound the man who first found out how to distinguish the hours! Confound him, too, who in this place set up a sundial, to cut and hack my day so wretchedly into small pieces!" -- Plautus, 200 BCE
