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#1 2007-04-04 19:51:26
- djidji
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upgrading from kernel 2.4.32 using pacman
i had to install arch with kernel version 2.4 because of the NIC driver that would not compile under 2.6. now i want to update the system but when i tried pacman -Syu i got a whole lot of ERROR: kernel too old messages. after that kernel would panic no matter what i tried passing during boot. i gave up and re-installed the system with kernel 2.4. what is the best way to upgrade the system and is there a way to avoid all of the previous problems? is it better to first upgrade kernel by itself and than all other packages or the other way around? thanks...
p.s. if i compiled the NIC driver using kernel 2.4 will it still work after upgrading to 2.6?
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#2 2007-04-04 20:18:16
- Pierre
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Re: upgrading from kernel 2.4.32 using pacman
Imho the current Arch version does not run with kernels lower than 2.6.16 (or was it 2.6.9, I am not sure). Anyway: If you want to use kernel24 you have to downgrade glibc and compile (everything) yourself.
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#3 2007-04-04 20:36:13
- djidji
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Re: upgrading from kernel 2.4.32 using pacman
Imho the current Arch version does not run with kernels lower than 2.6.16 (or was it 2.6.9, I am not sure). Anyway: If you want to use kernel24 you have to downgrade glibc and compile (everything) yourself.
i am not sure i understand... is there no way to upgrade from 2.4 to 2.6 using pacman?
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