Hi,

Because of the "Debian Security Advisory DSA 1356-1" yesterday,
I did an aptitude update/upgrade. All went well except for the
following message:

> The following packages have been kept back:
> linux-image-2.6-486

This is my situation:

1. March this year I installed Etch with an 2.6.18-486 kernel.
2. A couple of weeks ago I installed 2Gb RAM.
3. Because of the 2.6.18-486 kernel I could only use 1 Gb.
4. I was advised to install the 2.6.21-2-686 kernel.

Today I learned that Etch only has 2.6.18 kernel.

I'm happy with Etch. I prefer stability and security over the
advantage of having the latest packages.


Does this mean that all packages I installed after installation
of the Lenny kernel, are Lenny packages?
If so, I now have a mixed system, partly Etch and partly Lenny.

I keep a record of all aptitude update/upgrade installations and
also of all installed packages.

Could I safely install the 2.6.18 kernel and then remove/reinstall
everything that is installed after I installed the 2.6.21 kernel,
including all aptitude upgrades.

M> uname -a
Linux debian 2.6.21-2-686 #1 SMP Fri Jul 13 15:05:54 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

Manon.

Le Friday 17 August 2007 20:28:45 Manon Metten, vous avez écrit:
> Hi,
>
> Because of the "Debian Security Advisory DSA 1356-1" yesterday,
> I did an aptitude update/upgrade. All went well except for the
>
> following message:
> > The following packages have been kept back:
> > linux-image-2.6-486
>
> This is my situation:
>
> 1. March this year I installed Etch with an 2.6.18-486 kernel.
> 2. A couple of weeks ago I installed 2Gb RAM.
> 3. Because of the 2.6.18-486 kernel I could only use 1 Gb.
> 4. I was advised to install the 2.6.21-2-686 kernel.

=> You just have to use the Etch 2.6.18-686 kernel to use more tha 1Gb !
[...]

No need of 2.6.21, Lenny....
If your system works with 2.6.21-2-686, it will with 2.6.18-5-686.

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Le Friday 17 August 2007 20:28:45 Manon Metten, vous avez écrit:
> Hi,
>
> Because of the "Debian Security Advisory DSA 1356-1" yesterday,
> I did an aptitude update/upgrade. All went well except for the
>
> following message:
> > The following packages have been kept back:
> > linux-image-2.6-486
>
> This is my situation:
>
> 1. March this year I installed Etch with an 2.6.18-486 kernel.
> 2. A couple of weeks ago I installed 2Gb RAM.
> 3. Because of the 2.6.18-486 kernel I could only use 1 Gb.
> 4. I was advised to install the 2.6.21-2-686 kernel.

=> You just have to use the Etch 2.6.18-686 kernel to use more tha 1Gb !
[...]

No need of 2.6.21, Lenny....
If your system works with 2.6.21-2-686, it will with 2.6.18-5-686.

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Hi Gilles,

On 8/17/07, Gilles Mocellin <gilles.mocellin@free.fr> wrote:

=> You just have to use the Etch 2.6.18-686 kernel to use more tha 1Gb !
> [...]
>
> No need of 2.6.21, Lenny....
> If your system works with 2.6.21-2-686, it will with 2.6.18-5-686.


Thanks, Manon.

Hi Gilles,

On 8/17/07, Gilles Mocellin <gilles.mocellin@free.fr> wrote:

=> You just have to use the Etch 2.6.18-686 kernel to use more tha 1Gb !
> [...]
>
> No need of 2.6.21, Lenny....
> If your system works with 2.6.21-2-686, it will with 2.6.18-5-686.


Thanks, Manon.