Alrite, so how do I install 2.4.27-sparc32-smp kernel image that needs an initrd image made? Debian's mkinitrd package requires libc6, which requires the new kernel. Can I download a initrd.img from somewhere and throw it in my /boot?
-Ian --- Le grand pinguin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:56:15PM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > > At Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:20:34 -0800 (PST), > > Ian wrote: > > > I am trying to upgrade my sarge Debian install's kernel image, > and > > > whenever I try, I experience a circular dependency between the > libc6 > > > and the kernel. Libc6 requires kernel > 2.4.21, and kernel>2.4.21 > > > requires libc6. > > > > > > This is the same problem as the one described by Bob Tanner in > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2004/01/msg00136.html . The > > > solution he gave for his system did not work with mine, though. > Any > > > other ideas? > > > > It's not circular dependency. You need to update your kernel > before > > installing libc6 package. > > Cute ;-) You obviously never tried (see my previous posts to this > ml). > Newer kernels depend on newer kernel tools (modutils, intrd-tools > etc.) > and _these_do_ depend on newer versions of libc6. I had to use 'ar' > and > then a bold tar extraction and dpkg with '--force-depends' to break > the > circle - nothing for the faint of heart. > > BTW, i did a clean install of woody and then a 'dist-upgrade' to > testing. > Shouldn't that work without first having to manually install a newer > kernel > version. > And, as a second question: the libc6 package seems to look at the > version > of the kernel during it's installation (not by means of 'Depends' in > the control file). This is deadly since apt can't track this (and, > even > worse, by the time the install of libc6 runs a lot of other stuff got > installed > allready, so when dist-upgrade fails the system isn't in a 'stable' > state any more). > > greetings > Ralf Matttes > > > Regards, > > -- gotom > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
