Re: Compile kernel on sid -> dependency problem on woody

[Pablo Santiago Blum de Aguiar]

On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 03:08, Laurent CARON wrote:
> Pablo Santiago Blum de Aguiar wrote:
> 
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I compiled a new kernel (2.4.18) for a woody box (a 233MHz pc) on my sid
> >box (an Athlon 800MHz pc). On sid, I did an 'apt-get install
> >kernel-source-2.4.26', configured the kernel for my needs, ran
> >'make-kpkg clean' and used the following command do compile it:
> >
> >[/usr/src/linux] - 0
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] # MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-2.95" make-kpkg \
> >  
> >
> >>--append_to_version  -586mmx --revision=rev.01 \
> >>--initrd kernel_image modules_image
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >what gives me a 2.9M file kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx_rev.02_i386.deb. It
> >makes me to think that I have a sucessful compiled kernel.
> >
> >Ok, but when trying to install the image on the woody box this is what I
> >get:
> >
> >[~/kernel] - 0
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] # dpkg --configure kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx
> >dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of
> >kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx:
> > kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx depends on initrd-tools (>= 0.1.48);
> >however:
> >  Version of initrd-tools on system is 0.1.32woody.3.
> >dpkg: error processing kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx (--configure):
> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> >Errors were encountered while processing:
> > kernel-image-2.4.18-586mmx
> >
> >Further info:
> >
> >initrd-tools version on the sid box:
> >[/usr/src/linux] - 0
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] # apt-cache show initrd-tools | grep -i version
> >Version: 0.1.70
> >
> >Please could you please give me some advice or show me what I'm doing
> >wrong?
> >
> >Regards,
> >  
> >
> don't use initrd

Thanks for the reply. Not sure if I understand what you suggest me. I
tryed:

[/usr/src/linux] - 0
[EMAIL PROTECTED] # MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-2.95" make-kpkg \
> --append_to_version -586mmx --revision=rev.02 \
> kernel_image modules_image

and still get the same dependency problem.

Regards,
-- 
 .''`.  Pablo Aguiar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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                                 Sat, Jun 12 2004, 03:31:13 GMT - 0300

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