-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pedro M. (Morphix User) wrote: | Can anybody answer the questions about how to update from a kernel to a | newer one (untouching the configuration : hardware, options and so on )??-
I don't have more time and the english is not my native language, but one easy way is using and copying the config file from a kernel image before. When you install a kernel image from a debian package, it comes with a /boot/config-$VER.$OF.$KERNEL file, you can place this file as .config file in the source directory of the new kernel, usually in: /usr/src/kernel-source-$VER.$OF.$KERNEL or /usr/src/linux (symbolic link of kernel-source-... or linux-VERSION if you use an source image from kernel.org) you must execute "make menuconfig" inside the directory of the kernel source to add new device drivers and update the .config file with the new options of the new version of kernel (if you are amateur, you can exit and save the new configuration without changing something in there), and run the make-kpkg: make-kpkg --revision=myrelease1 --append-to-version=-mine1 binary You can include the "--initrd" option or maybe you can only generate the "kernel_image and kernel_headers" packages. The binary option resumes the kernel_image, kernel_headers, kernel_doc and kernel_source and create the debian package for each one. If you need an explanation about the options of make-kpkg you can use the manual pages: man make-kpkg Remember that man is your friend. Greetings! - -- nmag only gnupg 0xA024A03F [pgp.mit.edu] && GNU/Linux Registered User #312624 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAb+vRy3Ce2qAkoD8RAojzAJ4mCvpXtn9Sd1sI5D+s6JYIhICvvACcCW6U J35CiHcWnVT8F8hAZb3499U= =m4F6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----