Re: kernel 2.4 with debian etch?

From: Robert Cates <robert(at)kormar.de>
Date: Thu Jun 28 2007 - 22:24:21 EDT

Ralph Katz wrote:
> On 06/28/2007 05:25 PM, Thomas Jollans wrote:
>

>> On Thursday 28 June 2007, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> Is it possible, and how?, to install the kernel 2.4 with Etch?  It seems
>>> that I don't manage to install it typing `linux24' at boot from CDROM.
>>>       
>> Linux 2.4 is not part of etch. In other news, linux 2.4 is ancient and linux 
>> 2.6 works well ;-)
>>
>>
>>     
>

> It's official, not just Thomas's opinion. :)

>

> Regards,
> Ralph (still clueless on how to paste formatted text into icedove)

>
>

> Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 -- Release Notes
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes

>
>

> 2.3. Major kernel-related changes
> ---------------------------------

>

>      Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ships with kernel version 2.6.18 for all
>      architectures; the release is still mostly [1] compatible with 2.4
>      kernels, but Debian no longer provides or supports 2.4 kernel
>      packages.

>

>      There have been major changes both in the kernel itself and in the
>      packaging of the kernel for Debian.  Some of these changes complicate
>      the upgrade procedure and can potentially result in problems while
>      rebooting the system after the upgrade to etch.  This section gives an
>      overview of the most important changes; potential issues and
>      information on how to work around them is included in later chapters.

>

>      If you are currently using a 2.4 kernel, you should read Section 5.2,
>      `Upgrading to a 2.6 kernel' carefully.

>

> [1]  Some individual packages may no longer work correctly with a 2.4
>      kernel; see Section 5.1.2, `Some applications may no longer work with
>      a 2.4 kernel'.

>
>

>

This is interesting, because I upgraded a Sarge machine with kernel 2.6.8 to Etch and a 2.6.18 kernel and had a major problem immediately after rebooting (could not login to the machine at all). However I then upgraded a Sarge machine with a 2.4.27 kernel to Etch but keeping the 2.4.27 kernel and I have not had a problem yet at all.

If you're installing fresh, you might consider installing Sarge with a 2.4.27 kernel first, and then upgrade the machine, as I did.

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Received on Thu Jun 28 22:24:30 2007