Ibrahim RE: > Is there an easier way to do this ? Manually you can get from http://ubuntu.mirrors.isu.net.sa/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/ linux-image-2.6.32-11-generic_2.6.32-11.15_i386.deb linux-headers-2.6.32-11-generic_2.6.32-11.15_i386.deb linux-headers-2.6.32-11_2.6.32-11.15_all.deb Under Linux within the same folder as (say your /home/Name folder) $ sudo dpkg -i linux*.deb Then reboot with the 2.6.32-11-generic kernel MarvS On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 3:25 AM, Ibrahim Kasem <ibrahim.qasim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear sirs, > > Thank you very much for helping me with installing a new kernel, > > But this topic was advanced to me I have started using ubuntu almost one > month ago. > Is there an easier way to do this ? > > thank you very much guys, > Ibrahim > > Occassionally it may be desirable to install a kernel+modules package > of a forthcoming Linux release, to test or establish some > functionality. This is really not for the Newbie as you can mess up > your System if the following steps are not followed exactly > Lines below beginning with # are my comments. These steps assume an > Internet access under LInux. > Later I'll describe the alternate case of download under Microsoft > > $ ls /etc/apt/sources.list > /etc/apt/sources.list > # is the file with Ubuntu repository information. > > Make a backup copy for safety. > My current system is Ubuntu karmic and the next release will be "lucid". So: > $ cd /etc/apt/ > $ sudo cp sources.list sources.list.karmic > $ sudo cp sources.list sources.list.lucid > > the latter to be edited > $ sudo gedit sources.list.lucid > # will show near the top a line: > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted > # the URL stem http://us.archive.ubuntu.com will in general be > different in different countries. Keep your own. > # duplicate this line and in the 2nd change "karmic" to "lucid" so > the line pair reads like: > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted > deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted > # SAVE this edit > > Get ready for an update including the "lucid main restricted" with: > $ sudo cp sources.list.lucid sources.list > Update the package lists with: > $ sudo apt-get update > > Search for available 2.6.32 kernels with: > $ apt-cache search linux-image | grep 2.6.32 > linux-image-2.6.32-10-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on i386 > linux-image-2.6.32-10-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 > on x86/x86_64 > linux-image-2.6.32-10-generic-pae - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on > x86 > linux-image-2.6.32-10-virtual - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 > on x86/x86_64 > linux-image-2.6.32-11-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on i386 > linux-image-2.6.32-11-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 > on x86/x86_64 > linux-image-2.6.32-11-generic-pae - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on > x86 > linux-image-2.6.32-11-virtual - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 > on x86/x86_64 > linux-image-2.6.32-301-ec2 - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on > x86/x86_64 > linux-image-2.6.32-9-generic - Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 > on x86/x86_64 > > For my System, the appropriate kernel package is the 2.6.32-11-generic > choice. > To get this and the linux-headers needed for compiling: > $ sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.32-11-generic > linux-headers-2.6.32-11-generic > which will also install a linux-headers-2.6.32-11 dependent for > linux-headers-2.6.32-11-generic > > Once this install is done, IMMEDIATELY restore to the pure karmic package > lists, > because if an automated upgrade runs, it will start a download of > ABUNDANT lucid packages and most likely break your karmic system. SO > DO: > $ sudo cp sources.list.karmic sources.list > and again do: > $ sudo apt-get update > during which the "lucid main restricted" package list will be eliminated. > > Next reboot using the 2.6.32-11 choice. I have done so without harm > on my otherwise Karmic system. > Should the boot fail, just poweoff and choose the karmic kernel on > your next boot. > > Fortunately the forthcoming lucid release is still using gcc-4.4, so > modem drivers compiled for 2.6.32-11 will be compatible. > Should there have been an upgrade to gcc-4.5, one would also have had to: > $ sudo apt-get install gcc-4.5 > and deal with choices between gcc-4.4 and 4.5 when compiling. > > Ibrahim has the DKMS module update system installed, so his needed > agrsm drivers will be compiled and auto installed during these > processes. > > If one does not have Internet access under Linux yet, just bypass all > the above. Go to: > http://packages.ubuntu.com/ and search for each of: > linux-image-2.6.32-11-generic > linux-headers-2.6.32-11-generic > linux-headers-2.6.32-11-generic > After manual download and coping to your Linux partition, they can be > coinstalled with: > $ sudo dpkg linux*.deb > > MarvS > > >
