David Stern wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 10:44:24 CST, KTB wrote: > > Hi, I'm attempting my first kernel compiling and was reading in the > > Debian User's Guide that an easy way to do this is to install, > > kernel-source and kernel-package. I have also heard there is an X > > configuration tool for this also. Anyway I tried installing the kernel > > packages with dselect. I have used dselect to install programs off the > > official cd before. This time I selected my packages with "+" I hit > > "enter" to accept the default dependent packages it selected. Then > > "enter" again and then "install." The problem is, shortly after > > selecting "install" I'm told that the "installation is OK hit return to > > continue." Usually there is a ton of info that scrolls by before I get > > "installation is OK...", that is not happening. Dselect says the > > programs have not been installed under "select". Anyone know what is > > going on here. I tried a reboot to clear dselect but that didn't help. > > I have gone through these steps twice. > > It sounds like the most recent available version of packages are > installed. Some questions to consider: > o Did you successfully configure the method using the [A]ccess menu > item? I haven't changed the access. When I selected "install" the cdrom takes off just as it has before. > > o Did you successfully [U]pdate the available packages using the > menu? No, if I'm reading you correctly that is what I'm trying to do. Usually when I want something off the cd I go into dselect, do a search for whatever I'm looking for, in this case kernel-packages, deselect displays the line where the package is, I hit "shift +" and then select "install" and "config" This time it didn't work. > > o What do the "ton of messages" that scroll by say? (when you quit > dselect, hold the shift key and press the page-up key to scroll > backwards) There were no messages scrolling by when I tried to install the packages in question. In the past I had a lot of messages scrolling by when I installed other packages. This was my first clue that the installation didn't happen. > > o Are the packages already installed? (dpkg -l kernel-package, look > for "i i" ) I tried this and the packages I'm trying to install are not installed. > > o Are you logged in as root? Yes I was. By default I can't do anything in dselect except view packages if I'm not in root. Thanks, Kent
