[Preston] kernel version in debian 3.0r1

[Guy Heatley]

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On Saturday 08 February 2003 11:09 am, you wrote:
> Jim Skelton wrote:
> > How easy its it to get the Debian 3.0.r1 to install the 2.4 kernel. Is it
> > just an installation default?
> >
> > I have been reading the Debian release notes and I read the following
> > "Although the 2.4 branch is considered by the
> >      kernel developers to be a stable kernel branch, the Debian GNU/Linux
> >      release team judged it not to have reached sufficient maturity for
> >      inclusion as the default kernel in this release."
>
> On Debian 3.0.r0, all you need to do when you've got to the installation
> boot prompt is type "bf24". It's most likely just the same for 3.0.r1.
> This will start a 2.4 installation. Has worked for me for the 3-4 times
> I've tried it.
>
Here's the output of:
apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4
If you have already installed Debian with the 2.2 kernel you could upgrade to 
a 2.4 kernel by typing:
apt-get install kernel-image-2.4(whatever package suits you best)
Pick from the list below. It's that simple!
I think you should really compile your own.  ;-)

kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4 - Headers for Linux kernel version 2.4.18 (bf 
variant) on 386
kernel-image-2.4.16-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on 386.
kernel-image-2.4.16-586 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on 
586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX.
kernel-image-2.4.16-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on 
Pentium-Classic.
kernel-image-2.4.16-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on 
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII.
kernel-image-2.4.16-686-smp - Linux kernel image 2.4.16 on 
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII SMP.
kernel-image-2.4.16-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on AMD 
K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-image-2.4.16-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on AMD K7
kernel-image-2.4.18-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on 386.
kernel-image-2.4.18-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on 
Pentium-Classic.
kernel-image-2.4.18-686 - Linux kernel image 2.4.18 on 
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV.
kernel-image-2.4.18-686-smp - Linux kernel image 2.4.18 on 
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP.
kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 (bf 
variant) on 386.
kernel-image-2.4.18-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on AMD 
K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on AMD K7
pcmcia-modules-2.4.18-bf2.4 - PCMCIA Modules for Linux (kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4).
kernel-image-2.4.18 - Linux kernel binary image for version 2.4.18.

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