Downgrading Kernel on Install

chrisphotonic · n00b Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 1

Apparently there are some bugs in 2.6.11 on my laptop. I've installed Debian's, and Redhat's version to no avail. I've come to Gentoo and its a no go either.

2.6.9 worked great. I want to give 2.6.10 a try, but I have no idea how to unmask it.

I'm running on a dell Inspiron 9300 and after, I've trashed the 2.6.11 kernel I'm getting this message:

livecd gentoo-sources # emerge -p =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r7
--- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.keywords: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r7
--- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.unmask: sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10

These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating dependencies
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r7" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r7 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)

For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
section 2.2 "Software Availability" in the Gentoo Handbook.

livecd gentoo-sources #

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Here are my source files:

livecd gentoo-sources # cat /etc/portage/package.keywords

net-wireless/ipw2100 ~x86
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r7 ~x86
livecd gentoo-sources # cat /etc/portage/package.use
sys-libs/glibc userlocales

livecd gentoo-sources # cat /etc/portage/package.unmask
net-wireless/ipw2100
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.10
livecd gentoo-sources #

From the install
livecd gentoo-sources # uname -an
Linux livecd 2.6.11-gentoo-r3 #1 SMP Fri Mar 18 17:53:40 UTC 2005 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
livecd gentoo-sources #

Maybe there is a way to use the kernel that I booted from on the install cd, but I have no idea how to fix it. If I were to be able to fix 2.6.11 that would be fine by me, but I don't know what I'd need to enable/deselect.

When I'm using the 2.6.11 kernel I found that after grub starts the kernel, my screen goes blank and the laptop locks up. I'd say it happends 3 seconds or so after startup.

Any help would be apprecated!

/dev/random · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:59 pm Post subject:

In package.keywords

dsd · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:53 am Post subject:

you dont need any entries in /etc/portage at all just to merge an older kernel
by the way: it would be nice to see bugs filed for your problems with 2.6.11 otherwise they may never get fixed
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