> From: b...@iguanasuicide.net > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Looking for: A quick how to make a deb from a (kernel) rpm > Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:07:01 -0600 > > On Monday 08 February 2010 14:46:44 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > I thought there were also some possible trademark issues with > > newer Xen releases, so it's possible there's some delay there as well. > > Bug 391935 -- Done (not an issue)
Interesting, I didn't realize Xensource felt so particular about the Xen name. I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise. Boyd you really hit the nail on the head with regards to using Debian as a XEN Dom0 server. Stephen Powell wrote: >If you are satisfied with the stable system except for the kernel, and want >a newer kernel, I suggest you try a newer kernel from >http://www.backports.org >Currently, there are 2.6.29 and 2.6.30 kernels available in backports. Using the later Debian backport kernels will assist with drivers and modules but does not solve my problem with running a XEN Dom0. Thank you for the suggestion, and might I suggest that you add a walkthrough on your website for Debian users looking to use the stable Debian universal operating system with newer hardware. Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> If the kernel.org kernels can work with Debian I don't see a reason why the SUSE kernel can not work with a Debian system either. >I do. The files available from kernel.org are source, not binary. They are >vanilla. Properly configured and built, a kernel.org kernel will work with any >distro atop. The SuSE kernel you want is a binary, built specifically for the >SuSE distribution. If it's anything like the SLES/SLED kernels, it includes >every Linux module, the kitchen sink, and the entire kitchen as well. Agreed I never took into consideration that the package was binary rather than source. That said I was hoping to create a deb binary that will contain the binary files (linux-image - /boot & /lib/modules) from the rpm and install them correctly. > -- > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. > b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) > ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' > http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/ -M _________________________________________________________________ Introducing Windows® phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9708122
