On Fri, Apr 07, 2000 at 10:41:24AM +0200, Svante Signell wrote: > Hi, > > How to temporarily trick apt-get not to try to install the new kernel > 2.2.14-3 until I have got the time to build a new one based on the > most recent sources, 2.2.14-4? > > I have an smp system, patched for gart, and my current kernel is based > on the 2.2.14-2 source, version 2.2.14-2smp. Since the distributed > kernel is newer, 2.2.14-3, this version should naturally be installed > if I did not have an smp system. Of course, since the base versions > are 2.2.14, you can always answer no every time to the install > script. Better solutions? > > What about Debian distributing smp kernels? Other distributions do! >
I'd say compile your own kernels with debian's kernel-package and use epochs in the revision: $ fakeroot make-kpkg --revision=2:smp.1.2 kernel_images Why Debian doesn't distribute smp kernels, I don't know. I guess they figure if you have an smp machine, you'll want to recompile the kernel anyway. Their default kernels are probably only compiled for 486's, so you'd see a few performance gains just compiling it for a 586 or 686. -- +----------------------------------------------------+ | Eric G. Miller egm2@jps.net | | GnuPG public key: http://www.jps.net/egm2/gpg.asc | +----------------------------------------------------+
