The installation goes ok, and I install the kernel-package so I can rebuild the
kernel.
A couple of questions first, that I know have cropped up in the past on the
list,
but I've never fully understood the setup.
Q) My CD set is 2.2 r3, with kernel 2.2.19pre17.
What is the difference between kernel 2.2.19pre17 and 2.2.19?
Q) Which kernel is best to install on a laptop?
Is it the -compact one that I see when I browse dselect?
I notice there are several pcmcia-modules packages in dselect, but none for
2.2.19pre17.
I've downloaded the pcmcia source and untarred it into /usr/src/modules.
I've gone through the make config ; make all ; make install process, and it
seems fine.
I've reconfigured the kernel using make-kpkg clean ; make xconfig and a line
like:
vaiop:/usr/src/linux# make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.5 kernel_image modules_image
This completes successfully. I've read /usr/share/doc/pcmcia-cs/FAQ.Debian.gz
and followed
the instructions there, running:
debian/rules binary-modules
and that seemed to go ok, finishing with:
> dpkg-deb --build debian/tmp-modules '.'/..
> dpkg-deb: building package `pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17' in
> `./../pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17_3.1.22-0.2potato+custom.1.5_i386.deb'.
However, when I try installing the kernel, I hit problems. I realise that I
have some sort of version conflict,
but I don't know how to untangle the muddle I've got myself into. I've tried
using dpkg individually
on each .deb, but they still fail. I thought it I could install the kernel
first, then install the pcmcia-modules after, it would
be ok. But no joy.
Thanks for any help
Dougie
vaiop:/usr/src/linux# dpkg -i
../pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17_3.1.22-0.2potato+custom.1.5_i386.deb
../kernel-image-2.2.19pre17_custom.1.5_i386.deb
dpkg: regarding
.../pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17_3.1.22-0.2potato+custom.1.5_i386.deb containing
pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17:
pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17 conflicts with kernel-image-2.2.19pre17 (<<
custom.1.5)
kernel-image-2.2.19pre17 (version custom.1.1) is installed.
dpkg: error processing
../pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17_3.1.22-0.2potato+custom.1.5_i386.deb (--install):
conflicting packages - not installing pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17
dpkg: regarding .../kernel-image-2.2.19pre17_custom.1.5_i386.deb containing
kernel-image-2.2.19pre17:
pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17 conflicts with kernel-image-2.2.19pre17 (>>
custom.1.1)
kernel-image-2.2.19pre17 (version custom.1.5) is to be installed.
dpkg: error processing ../kernel-image-2.2.19pre17_custom.1.5_i386.deb
(--install):
conflicting packages - not installing kernel-image-2.2.19pre17
Errors were encountered while processing:
../pcmcia-modules-2.2.19pre17_3.1.22-0.2potato+custom.1.5_i386.deb
../kernel-image-2.2.19pre17_custom.1.5_i386.deb
