*- On 5 Jan, Pollywog wrote about "kernel question" > I just found out that Linux kernel 2.2.14 is out and it is stable. > Debian does not yet have a kernel-source-2.2.14-deb out. Can I just use a > regular kernel source tarball to make a custom kernel image the Debian way? > I have done this before but I suspect there were some additional steps I had > to perform. > > Should I just wait for the Debian source package? >
Just do it! Just use make-kpkg with a revision name that will be greater than 2.2.14-1(this will be the version number of the kernel-image once it is released) and you will be fine. make-kpkg --revision=pollywog.1 kernel_image Basically anything with a letter will be fine, something like pollywog.1. Use dpkg to check it if you are not sure. #dpkg --compare-versions 2.2.14-1 ge pollywog.1 ; echo $? 1 #dpkg --compare-versions 2.2.14-1 lt pollywog.1 ; echo $? 0 So the first one failed and the second one was successful, i.e. the version number of 'pollywog.1' will be considered as newer than a version number of 2.2.14-1 by dpkg. Since the Debian kernel packages always have the version number the same as the kernel version number then you will be fine. Brian Servis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.
