[ale] oh....help

[Brian Pitts]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> Scott Castaline wrote:
>> Paul Cartwright wrote:
>>> James Sumners wrote:
>>>> Roll your own?
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> `apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686`
>>>
>>> when I do smart install linux-image-2.6 I get this suggestions:
>>>
>>> linux-image-2.6.18-5-xen-vserver
>>> linux-image-2.6.18-amd64-k8_2.6.18+6etch1
>>> linux-image-2.6.18-em64t-p4_2.6.18+6etch1
>>> linux-image-2.6.18-em64t-p4_2.6.18+6etch2
> 
>>>
>> My guess would be yes as the k8 was a designation for the AMD CPU back 
>> in the earlier Pentium days, and the p4 was the designator for Intel 
>> Pentium
>>
> ok,
> so I installed linux-image-2.6.18-em64t-p4_2.6.18+6etch1
> 
> rebooted, it wasn't a choice. Obviously there is more to installing the 
> new kernel..
> _______________________________________________

I can't find that package through http://packages.debian.org/etch/. My 
guess it that Debian decided to discontinue their em64t kernel packages 
and that package is just for transitional purposes. Check 'aptitude show 
linux-image-2.6.18-em64t-p4' Does it depend on 
linux-image-2.6.18-amd64-k8_2.6.18+6etch1 ?

Remember, AMD64 == INTEL64 == EM64T == IA-32e == x86-64 == x64.

-Brian