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building/compiling kernel headers
I am compiling kernel 3.4 and 3.8 for different target devices. I would like to install compat wireless driver which requires kernel header. Could anyone tell me how I can compile/build the kernel ...
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Excluding kernel modules through /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf does not work
I don't want to load the kernel module nouveau on my debian box at startup, so I put the following in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:
blacklist ttm
blacklist drm
blacklist nouveau
I even did a ...
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debian cannot install kernel source
I want to use debian linux for my laptop again. So I took my old debian 6.0 cds and installed it.
From the last time I know, that I have to build the driver for my Atheros AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet ...
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Force Debian kernel version
I need Debian with kernel 2.6.34.8
Is there any way to force Debian with it?
I don't want to install and then compile version I need.
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How to create a debian 3.x kernel rootfs on a 2.x host
I'm trying to build a rootfs for an embedded A10 board. This will be matched up against 3.0.62+ modules and a corresponding vmlinux image.
I've been trying for a few days to get a rootfs set up for ...
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What's technical difference between official virtualbox and VirtualBox-OSE?
What's technical difference between official VirtualBox and VirtualBox-OSE?
My scenario: I'm using Debian sid, it uses a 3.2.0-4 kernel. When you want to download VirtualBox, you have 3 options:
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How to skip/exclude one SCSI bus from scanning during boot?
A "Linux debian 3.2.0-0.bpo.3-amd64 #1 SMP Thu Aug 23 07:41:30 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux" system has at least 5 SCSI hosts:
root@debian:~# ls /sys/class/scsi_host
host0 host1 host2 host3 host4
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Apt-Get Install Unmet Dependencies
My debian computer will not install the new kernel. It says I have unmet dependencies, and those dependencies say they have unmet dependencies. Many of these dependencies are already installed ...
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Make and apt-get Have Stopped Working
So I downloaded the non-free broadcom driver(b44) for my debian install, however when I try to make it I get the following error:
make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-amd64/build ...
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Unable to mount root fs after new kernel compile in VMware
So, I'm attempting to compile and use the 3.6.2 kernel on my Debian 6 VM (running under Windows 7 in VMware Workstation 9). I've already had several hick ups, but I am slowly getting through them but ...
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Migrating Data from Debian to ubuntu server
I am current in the process of migrating my website(big and complex with mysql backend) from debian server to ubuntu server. The kernel of debian and ubuntu are different. I have some concerned ...
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Debian wheezy: cannot create “Hello World” module (and NVIDIA, and VirtualBox)
(EDIT: This is now solved (see the accepted answer). The problem lied with GREP_OPTIONS='--color=always'. Changing the value to --color=never resolved the problem.)
First off, the details.
BEFORE: ...
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Automatically update a Debian system
I want to automatically update a Debian system (actually Debian Wheezy on Raspberry Pi, though that shouldn't make much a difference). I've already seen that there is cron-apt, probably a good choice, ...
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install 2.6.32.59 on squeeze
I'm suffering from a kernel bug in a production environment. The problem isn't causing a complete outage, but it's degrading service.
These are soft lockups.
I'd like to try a newer kernel, ...
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Troubleshooting Bug: Soft Lockup
We're having some trouble here with "soft lockup"s in our /var/log/syslog. The system seems to freeze for 10-70 seconds, then comes back. This is affecting web serving and other key processes. It ...
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removing linux kernels
Below are all the linux kernels that are running on my machine. I am trying to make a debian base install as light as possible. The kernel I am running is linux-image-2.6.30-vortex86mx-apm. I am ...
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i686 versus i486 kernel on an Intel Core i3
I had installed Debian 6 Squeeze on my laptop a couple of weeks ago. Coming from Ubuntu, I did this by downloading the hybrid i386 image and booting it off a USB drive.
Now on GRUB, I'm presented ...
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kernel panic error after recompilation
I am completely blocked, but temporarily.
I have an Ubuntu 11.10 in good condition, in this one I installed VirtuelBox.
I installed on VirtuelBox as Ghest Debian Squeeze with Kernel 2.6.32-5-686.
ja ...
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How to install kernel on debian with no internet connection
I'm trying to install a newer kernel version on my Debian (squeeze) machine as I need it to get my wireless card working. I have Debian on one partition of my hard drive, Fedora on the other. I'm ...
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Switching from Debian 6 Squeeze stable to testing version
I had this problem and I asked some friends of mine and their advice was to upgrade from my messed-up Debian Squeeze system to the testing version. So I did it. First I changed the ...
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create a debian installer with custom kernel
First what I need to do is install a debian on a 3300mx computer which is based on a vortex cpu.
The problem is the debian installer always crash because the required drivers are in the kernel as ...
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How to update Debian kernel to latest in backports
I have a machine running Debian stable, and I'd like to update the stock kernel to the latest kernel available in the backports repository. There are many kernel-related packages and virtual ...
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Debian 6.0 system with 2.6.39 kernel dropping packets, sandy bridge hardware
I recently migrated an existing Debian system to new hardware, a core i3 chip running on an intel sandy bridge motherboard. I’m experiencing a very strange problem; when I ping my router, about 50% of ...
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Command to install linux headers fails
I need to install my linux headers for an Nvidia driver install. But I get an error when doing so:
peter@peter-deb:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Reading package lists... Done
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can i modify an .rpm-based system to use .deb files, apt-get and debian/ubuntu repositories?
I recently ran into trouble when installing Debian on a netbook. There were three major hardware/kernel issues that I didn't feel like fixing, and since every single forum/wiki writeup reported the ...
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Use aes-ni in Debian
I am considering building a small home server. I'd like to encrypt some folders on this server, therefore using the instruction set aes-ni which is supported by newer (mostly Intel) chips would be ...
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How to install a shared library in Linux
As part of my research work I have to study a rootkit. So I downloaded ncom rootkit and tried installing. It didnt have any installion files. Please help me in installing it.
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Rebooting without shutting off?
I have been using Linux Mint Debian with Debian unstable and noticed that when I press restart, instead of going all the way back to the BIOS, then grub, then booting up, I seem to be shutting down ...
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no network device found after Kernel update
So I managed to install Debian 5 on an eBox 3300MX (an embedded type computer). I added a custom kernel after getting a basic install done. That was to get the network card to work. After that, I ...
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Install new kernel in PowerPC debian
I compiled a new kernel image on x86 using cross compiler with these commands (source):
$ cp arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig .config
$ make ARCH=powerpc menuconfig
$ make ARCH=powerpc ...
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Wi-Fi constantly disconnects
Using either NetworkManager or Wicd to manage wireless networking on my Wi-Fi-powered laptop, too often I get randomly disconnected, and I see these messages on /var/log/syslog:
Dec 10 05:21:26 ...
