On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Werneke wrote: >> >> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> <snip> >>> >>> If Ubuntu does a kernel upgrade the problem might be fixed. If so, then >>> the >>> nvidia-glx-new package can be installed. If the video gets to be a real >>> problem then the proprietary drivers can be installed from the vendor >>> provided software but that will ruin the packaging. >>> >> >> Isn't it possible to tell apt to 'HOLD' specific packages so they >> don't get upgraded or dist-upgraded? I know it can be done with >> apt-pinning, but I think there's a more direct way to do it through >> either apt or dpkg. > > Yes. But it was already too late, the damage had been done. The kernel will > remain at its current level because I made it the default boot kernel, and > you can't [1] get rid of your boot kernel. >
My thought was to prevent this from happening again when James goes to dist-upgrade to Intrepid Ibex (8.10). It's bound to happen again in October with the new release. -Mike -- KPLUG-Newbie@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
