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Post Kernel testers needed
Could you test out the antiX kernel (and headers) from here:

http://www.mepisimo.com/antix/Testing/

Preferably for those using PI/k5/k6 boxes.

Post results and output of inxi -F

Note: To install.
Download the .debs to a folder
cd into that folder
in a root terminal type dpkg -i *.deb then
update-grub

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Post Re: Kernel testers needed
On an intel laptop, not so good.
The whole story:
Code:
root@missi:/home/silverbear/Downloads# dpkg -i *.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp.
(Reading database ... 92360 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (from linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp_3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp.
Unpacking linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (from linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp_3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Setting up linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom) ...
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.1.5-antix-586-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 3.1.5-antix-586-smp:
      ndiswrapper (1.56+r2729)...failed.
dkms: WARNING: linux headers are missing, which may explain the above failures.
      please install the linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp package to fix this.
Setting up linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom) ...

 Hmm. There is a symbolic link /lib/modules/3.1.5-antix-586-smp/build
 However, I can not read it: No such file or directory
 Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/3.1.5-antix-586-smp/build


 Hmm. The package shipped with a symbolic link /lib/modules/3.1.5-antix-586-smp/source
 However, I can not read the target: No such file or directory
 Therefore, I am deleting /lib/modules/3.1.5-antix-586-smp/source

Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms 3.1.5-antix-586-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 3.1.5-antix-586-smp:
      ndiswrapper (1.56+r2729)...failed.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.1.5-antix-586-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.1.5-antix-586-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp

----------------------------------------
root@missi:/home/silverbear/Downloads# update-grub
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.36-1-mepis-smp
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done


------------------------------------------------
root@missi:/home/silverbear/Downloads# inxi -F
System:    Host missi Kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU:       Dual core Pentium T4200 (-MCP-) cache 1024 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips 7999.28
           Clock Speeds: (1) 1200.00 MHz (2) 1200.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: nVidia C79 [GeForce 9200M G] bus-ID: 02:00.0 X.org 1.9.5 Res: 98x34 Gfx Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card nVidia MCP79 High Definition Audio driver HDA Intel bus-ID: 00:08.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.23
Network:   Card-1 Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver ath9k bus-ID: 06:00.0
           Card-2 nVidia MCP79 Ethernet driver forcedeth port c080 bus-ID: 00:0a.0
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (13.0% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD3200BEVT 320.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 9.9G used: 3.3G (36%) fs: ext4 ID:swap-1 size: 3.22GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Info:      Processes 104 Uptime 11 min Memory 142.3/2784.2MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95

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after reboot:

root@missi:/home/silverbear# inxi -F
System:    Host missi Kernel 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU:       Dual core Pentium T4200 (-MCP-) cache 1024 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips 7999.82
           Clock Speeds: (1) 1200.00 MHz (2) 1200.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: nVidia C79 [GeForce 9200M G] bus-ID: 02:00.0 X.org 1.9.5 Res: 80x24 Gfx Data: N/A for root
Audio:     Card nVidia MCP79 High Definition Audio driver HDA Intel bus-ID: 00:08.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.23
Network:   Card-1 Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver ath9k bus-ID: 06:00.0
           Card-2 nVidia MCP79 Ethernet driver forcedeth port c080 bus-ID: 00:0a.0
Disks:     HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (13.0% used) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD3200BEVT 320.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 9.9G used: 3.3G (36%) fs: ext4 ID:swap-1 size: 3.22GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Info:      Processes 101 Uptime 0 min Memory 104.1/2784.2MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95


Did I screw up somehow, or ???

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Post Re: Kernel testers needed
Seems to have installed ok. The ndiswrapper error is not important (to me, yet) and the other one about symlinks is minor, (and probably easy to fix). Neither error should effect how the kernel works (if you need ndiswrapper, then you might have issues with wire;ess)

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Post Re: Kernel testers needed
I'm not getting the same impression about my output.

My current situation is:
Code:
silverbear@missi:~$ uname -r
2.6.36-1-mepis-smp


The kernel didn't upgrade.
I'm clueless as to the "ndiswrapper" issues. I'm running a wired ethernet connection to this machine, so that part isn't functionally relevent to me.

As far as this part:
Code:
dkms: WARNING: linux headers are missing, which may explain the above failures.
      please install the linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp package to fix this.

The headers package you gave were supposedly installed prior to installing the kernel.
Code:
root@missi:/home/silverbear/Downloads# dpkg -i *.deb
Selecting previously deselected package linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp.
(Reading database ... 92360 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (from linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp_3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp.
Unpacking linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (from linux-image-3.1.5-antix-586-smp_3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Setting up linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp (3.1.5-antix-586-smp-10.00.Custom) ...

So I don't understand this subsequent output:
Code:
Examining /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms 3.1.5-antix-586-smp /boot/vmlinuz-3.1.5-antix-586-smp
dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 3.1.5-antix-586-smp:
      ndiswrapper (1.56+r2729)...failed.
dkms: WARNING: linux headers are missing, which may explain the above failures.
      please install the linux-headers-3.1.5-antix-586-smp package to fix this.

Is this saying that because of some (irrelevant to me) glitch about nsdiswrapper the kernel install failed?
Even so, why does it say the headers are missing?

Forget the rest for now, because this is the part that IMO things got snarled. Let's see what other folks report before we secrete too much skull sweat, eh?

For the record, after rebooot i get this:
Code:
silverbear@missi:/lib/modules$ ls -l
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Apr 22  2011 2.6.36-1-mepis-smp
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Dec 15 14:56 3.1.5-antix-586-smp

. . . so it's there, at least!
;)

BTW, sorry for not getting back to you on the ongoing antiX manual work. I'm still willing. Do we have a git repo for this project (as distinct from the antiX FAQ 11 git repo i set up)?

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Post Re: Kernel testers needed
Thanks so far for the feedback.
I should have mentioned that this is the first time antiX has tried with its own kernel.
It might be better to install the headers file without dkms installed.

If that doesn't make any difference, remove the headers and see if the kernel works ok or not.

Also you might need to install cpp-4.6, gcc-4.6 and gcc-4.6-base

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It's onto suppertime and i doubt i'll get to more testing tonight. I'll look into your suggestions and report back within 24 hrs.

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Post Re: Kernel testers needed
Here is my inxi output.

The installation is in a virtualbox. Maybe I should reinstall the guest additions.

peter@antiX1:~$ inxi -F
System: Host antiX1 Kernel 3.1.5-antix-586-smp i686 (32 bit) Distro antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
CPU: Single core Intel Core2 Duo E8500 (-UP-) cache 6144 KB flags (sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips 6307 clocked at 3153.502 MHz
Graphics: Card: InnoTek Systemberatung VirtualBox Graphics Adapter bus-ID: 00:02.0 X.Org 1.11.2.901 Res: 1024x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer Software Rasterizer GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.11.1 Direct Rendering Yes
Audio: Card Intel 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller driver snd_intel8x0 ports d100 d200 bus-ID: 00:05.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Version 1.0.24
Network: Card Intel 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver e1000 v: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI port d010 bus-ID: 00:03.0
Disks: HDD Total Size: 25.8GB (22.3% used) 1: /dev/sda VBOX_HARDDISK 25.8GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 22G used: 5.4G (27%) fs: ext3 ID:swap-1 size: 2.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Info: Processes 129 Uptime 3 min Memory 369.8/1263.1MB Runlevel 5 Client Shell inxi 1.4.95

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