Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > On 4/30/07, Hemmann, Volker Armin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to install my own version of the kernel (2.6.18.3) > > > which i have compiled and installed. This is working fin

Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 30 April 2007, Holla wrote: > OK, I get it now. I was under the (wrong) impression that > the kernel headers should match the kernel installed. > So, if portage is trying to install linux-headers-2.6.17 > it is because that is the stable headers for 2.6, right ? Not quite... nazgul cvs-

Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Holla
On 4/30/07, Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday 30 April 2007, Holla wrote: The kernel-headers are there so the *user*apps*and*libs* know what definitions of data structures to use. In very broad terms, someone takes the .h files out of a kernel release that are known to be stab

Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Holla
On 4/30/07, Hemmann, Volker Armin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to install my own version of the kernel (2.6.18.3) > which i have compiled and installed. This is working fine. > > But when I try to do 'emerge system', portage is > try

Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 30 April 2007, Holla wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to install my own version of the kernel (2.6.18.3) > which i have compiled and installed. This is working fine. OK > But when I try to do 'emerge system', portage is > trying to emerge linux-headers also. How can I prevent > it ? Wh

Re: [gentoo-user] Touble with linux-headers

2007-04-30 Thread Hemmann, Volker Armin
On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to install my own version of the kernel (2.6.18.3) > which i have compiled and installed. This is working fine. > > But when I try to do 'emerge system', portage is > trying to emerge linux-headers also. How can I prevent > it ? why