kernel 2.6.24 Upgrade

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KOTAPAKA · #1 Post by **KOTAPAKA** » 2008-02-23 19:14

Good evening
How do I upgrade the kernel from 2.6.18 (the one from a fresh install of Debian) to 2.6.24

debiandave · #2 Post by **debiandave** » 2008-02-23 20:18

Im no expert, but this worked for me!

wget http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/d ... 5_i386.deb

or add the follwoing to your source list
#Debian experimental kernels #
deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel/ trunk main
#
apt-get update

then apt-cache search linux-image, and install the kernel of choice.

eyelid · #3 Post by **eyelid** » 2008-02-23 20:33

the linux-image-2.6.24-1-xxx is in the sid/unstable branch, but I think not yet in lenny/stable.

garrincha · #4 Post by **garrincha** » 2008-02-23 20:48

You could roll you own:
Kernel compile and install on Debian systems
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=

Realtime kernel build quickie + bootsplash
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... bootsplash

2.6.24 is only in Debian/Sid at the moment. I think in Lenny it's up to 2.6.22.

KOTAPAKA · #5 Post by **KOTAPAKA** » 2008-02-23 20:49

well I wouldn't want to upgrate to the unstable verstion - I mean after all one of the strengths of Debian is stability. There is a stable version called 2.6.24 (not -5). How do I upgrade to this version?

KOTAPAKA · #6 Post by **KOTAPAKA** » 2008-02-23 20:52

garrincha wrote:You could roll you own:
Kernel compile and install on Debian systems
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=

Realtime kernel build quickie + bootsplash
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... bootsplash

2.6.24 is only in Debian/Sid at the moment. I think in Lenny it's up to 2.6.22.

Does this mean that I cannot use Etch + 2.6.24? I mean the kernel isn't written for a specific distro as far as I know.

garrincha · #7 Post by **garrincha** » 2008-02-23 21:03

KOTAPAKA wrote:
garrincha wrote:You could roll you own:
Kernel compile and install on Debian systems
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=

Realtime kernel build quickie + bootsplash
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php? ... bootsplash

2.6.24 is only in Debian/Sid at the moment. I think in Lenny it's up to 2.6.22.
Does this mean that I cannot use Etch + 2.6.24? I mean the kernel isn't written for a specific distro as far as I know.

You can build a custom 2.6.24 kernel for your Debian/Etch box. It's just that you cannot apt-get (or aptitude get) the 2.6.24 image.

Red-guy · #8 Post by **Red-guy** » 2008-02-23 21:09

You can either "roll your own" or go to the SID repositories and just download the kernel and kernel source. You will then be running a stable operating system on what may or may not be a stable kernel.

If you are not happy with the results, just take the kernel out again...using whatever methd you prefer...apt, aptitude, or synaptic.

izar · #9 Post by **izar** » 2008-02-23 21:17

If you can make do with a 2.6.22 kernel, you can get one for Etch from the backports repositories.

KOTAPAKA · #10 Post by **KOTAPAKA** » 2008-02-23 21:58

Well I have never compiled a kernel but I downloaded 2.6.24 orig kernel and i extracted it but I have no idea what to do with the files

but if you can point a HOWTO for default build it will be fine. What do you actually mean by custom build - what can you change in the kernel?

garrincha · #11 Post by **garrincha** » 2008-02-23 22:10

KOTAPAKA wrote:Well I have never compiled a kernel but I downloaded 2.6.24 orig kernel and i extracted it but I have no idea what to do with the files but if you can point a HOWTO for default build it will be fine. What do you actually mean by custom build - what can you change in the kernel?

Linux Kernel in a Nutshell:
http://www.kroah.com/lkn/

You can download the PDFs in the link above and read it at your leisure.

I have already posted two links to HOW TO for Debian custom kernel building in this forum in the post above.

987687 · #12 Post by **987687** » 2008-02-24 00:22

I compiled my own, and it is nice, acpi is faster on my laptop. The reason I am sticking to the 23.16 for now though is because the iwl3945 driver sucks and the ipw driver won't compile. The 25 kernel is actually a bit faster than the 24 kernel for me, but there is still the crappy wireless drivers.