<quote who="Dougie Nisbet"> > 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?
pre17 is older then 2.2.19. it is a pre release of 2.2.19. i would strongly reccomend, if your compiling your own kernel to go with 2.2.19. not that theres any real problem with the prelease ...if needed though it will probably be easier to patch the final release then the pre release. > > Q) Which kernel is best to install on a laptop? > Is it the -compact one that I see when I browse dselect? on my ibm thinkpads(iSeries and T20) i use the standard debian kernel, then build my own from sources. i also install pcmcia from source, and alsa from source. then i usually install the alsa utils and pcmcia utils from packages and overwrite the existing files. but the drivers in /lib/modules remain intact. > 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. not really sure how to solve this ..haven't encountered it myself as i haven't tried this route with my laptops ... nate
