Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Bill Wohler wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > Correct. Linux 2.4 support has been dropped post Etch. > > > >> Since the kernel for this particular system (a vserver) is not under > >> my control and I don't expect it to be upgraded anytime soon if ever > >> this would be bad. > > > > That could be a

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-21 Thread Bill Wohler
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes: > Bill Wohler wrote: >> Robert Jerrard writes: >> > WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version >> > 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it >> > before installing glibc. >> >> Does this imply that lenny will not support 2.

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Bill Wohler wrote: > Robert Jerrard writes: > > WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version > > 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it > > before installing glibc. > > Does this imply that lenny will not support 2.4 at all? Correct. Linux 2.4 support has been

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-19 Thread Bill Wohler
Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > WARNING: POSIX threads library NPTL requires kernel version > 2.6.8 or later. If you use a kernel 2.4, please upgrade it > before installing glibc. Does this imply that lenny will not support 2.4 at all? I know that 2.4 isn't recommended under etch, bu

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-19 Thread Sven Joachim
[Robert, please do not take this off-list. Thanks.] Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 23:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: >> You should install a 2.6.18 kernel from etch, after that is done you >> can upgrade libc6 and the kernel to break the loop. >> >> BTW, it is

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 03:14:32PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon > > > processor. When I try to

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 23:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get: > > > > penrose:~# apt-get -f install > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree... Done > > Correcting dependencies... Done > >

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Sven Joachim
Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get: > > penrose:~# apt-get -f install > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > libc6 > The following

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon > > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me: > > > > penrose:~# apt-get install -t e

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me: > > penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7 Your reason for the "-t etch" may prove

libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me: penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to corr