Hi, > Can anyone suggest an easy way to ensure that I never download a debian > kernel package where I already have a custom kernel installed? > dpkg/apt/dselect > continually replace my kernel-package-2.0.33 with the standard one, > which doesn't suite my hardware at all of course (and causes random reboots > during startup in fact, as some kernels do --- bzImage problem I think).
Just place your kernel-image package on hold in dselect, i.e. highlight the kernel-image package in dselect and press the "=" button. That will prevent your kernel-image from being upgraded. I've done the same. -Ossama -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]