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BetaTron
07-10-2005, 05:28 PM
I expected major issues but all I did was come up in CLI and typed " apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.11-1-686". Got a message about the "menu.lst" being modified which I thought was wierd.

I rebooted the machine because of another small issue it was having and there was the option to boot into the newer kernel. ... and it worked... no way it's that simple but "uname -r" says "2.6.11-1-686"

BTW I am a noob and have tried to update kernel 2.4 to 2.6 on a previous install and remember how much of a pain it was for me (never got it working).

So tell me... am I crazy or what?
Hayl
07-10-2005, 05:59 PM
no... it should work that way on debian.

you are not crazy.
BetaTron
07-10-2005, 06:08 PM
you are not crazy.

Cool :D . Now that we've got that straight would it be safe or necessary to get rid of the 2.6.8 kernel.

Thanks.
retsaw
07-10-2005, 06:14 PM
It would be safe, but not necessary to get rid of the old kernel. I personally would keep it until you upgrade the kernel again, just in case it has broken something which you don't yet realise and you want to switch back, though this probably isn't very likely.
cybertron
07-11-2005, 09:53 AM
Just FYI, the upgrade from 2.4 to 2.6 was a lot more complicated because there were so many changes. When I tried to do it I got it to boot off the 2.6, but a lot of stuff was broken and I couldn't fix it. Just upgrading between 2.6 kernels is usually a trivial process. So, like Hayl said, it is that easy.:)