new kernel package ready to use
Posted by gorgone
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 26, 2010 08:01PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 166 |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 26, 2010 08:42PM |
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Hi, gorgone,
Thank you for your effort to generate and share new kernels with more and more features. I have tried them on both lenny and squeeze and they all worked fine. Considering the trouble people having with wifi support on squeeze (it may be my ignorance, but I have not see a simple wifi installation works on squeeze yet), I went back to lenny and it has been working fine without problems at all. I know you like squeeze, so my questions, is there any really noticeable difference between them for practical applications on Dockstar. Hope you can enlighten me on this.
Thank you for your effort to generate and share new kernels with more and more features. I have tried them on both lenny and squeeze and they all worked fine. Considering the trouble people having with wifi support on squeeze (it may be my ignorance, but I have not see a simple wifi installation works on squeeze yet), I went back to lenny and it has been working fine without problems at all. I know you like squeeze, so my questions, is there any really noticeable difference between them for practical applications on Dockstar. Hope you can enlighten me on this.
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 26, 2010 10:26PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 166 |
so i add on the same url the new heavy 9mb (kernel + module)
include all rt zxx realtec wlan drivers add multimedia sound drivers + ipv6 incl ip6tables
also includet all serial/usb and webcam drivers fixed the complete ubifs support (i hope)
usb grafiks from displaylink works (u need xorg drivers)
in the package is the kernel.config installed to /boot if u wand to remove something
after first boot please
include all rt zxx realtec wlan drivers add multimedia sound drivers + ipv6 incl ip6tables
also includet all serial/usb and webcam drivers fixed the complete ubifs support (i hope)
usb grafiks from displaylink works (u need xorg drivers)
in the package is the kernel.config installed to /boot if u wand to remove something
after first boot please
depmod -aand reboot again if some module not found
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mosci
Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 01:13AM |
Rudolf Wrote:
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> I am trying now for 3
> days to setup a cross compilation and it does not
> work (objcopy).
> I need for WLAN that package "ath9k_htc".
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> Best regards, Rudolf
the ath9k_htc works fine with the shipped 2.6.32 and my 2.6.35.5 kernel
i hope you have downlioaded the needed firmware and placed it in /lib/firmware ?!
the firmware can be downloaded here
you will need the ar9271.fw
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> I am trying now for 3
> days to setup a cross compilation and it does not
> work (objcopy).
> I need for WLAN that package "ath9k_htc".
>
> Best regards, Rudolf
the ath9k_htc works fine with the shipped 2.6.32 and my 2.6.35.5 kernel
i hope you have downlioaded the needed firmware and placed it in /lib/firmware ?!
the firmware can be downloaded here
you will need the ar9271.fw
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 05:16AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 4 |
gorgone Wrote:
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> so i add on the same url the new heavy 9mb (kernel
> + module)
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> include all rt zxx realtec wlan drivers add
> multimedia sound drivers
Thanks Gorgone!
After switching back to Debian Lenny in combination with this new Kernel you have provided I FINALLY managed to get a stable WLAN connection using my WIS09ABGN Samsung Wlan adapter (rt2870 based).
Update:
But it seems that the LED stuff doesn't work properly anymore
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2010 05:38AM by Joschi.
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> so i add on the same url the new heavy 9mb (kernel
> + module)
>
> include all rt zxx realtec wlan drivers add
> multimedia sound drivers
Thanks Gorgone!
After switching back to Debian Lenny in combination with this new Kernel you have provided I FINALLY managed to get a stable WLAN connection using my WIS09ABGN Samsung Wlan adapter (rt2870 based).
Update:
But it seems that the LED stuff doesn't work properly anymore
dockstar:/mnt/media# ll /sys/class/leds/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-09-27 12:36 dockstar:green:health -> ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:green:health lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 2010-09-27 12:36 dockstar:orange:misc -> ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:orange:misc dockstar:/mnt/media# ll ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:green:health ls: cannot access ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:green:health: No such file or directory dockstar:/mnt/media# ll ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:orange:misc ls: cannot access ../../devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/dockstar:orange:misc: No such file or directory
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2010 05:38AM by Joschi.
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 06:01AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 06:05AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 06:34AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 27, 2010 11:54PM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
mosci Wrote:
> the ath9k_htc works fine with the shipped 2.6.32
> and my 2.6.35.5 kernel
> i hope you have downlioaded the needed firmware
> and placed it in /lib/firmware ?!
>
> the firmware can be downloaded here
> you will need the ar9271.fw
Sorry, I forgot to activate "Follow topic". Therefore I did not catch the answers.
I have installed the firmware ar9271.fw, thank you for the hint.
Unfortunately I got the message at modprobe:
user.warn kernel: ath9k_hw: Unknown symbol ath_print (err 0)
So I am trying now to compile native the modules.
@gorgone
Thank you for providing the 2.6.35.4 kernel. I have it now installed and it works.
Regards, Rudolf
> the ath9k_htc works fine with the shipped 2.6.32
> and my 2.6.35.5 kernel
> i hope you have downlioaded the needed firmware
> and placed it in /lib/firmware ?!
>
> the firmware can be downloaded here
> you will need the ar9271.fw
Sorry, I forgot to activate "Follow topic". Therefore I did not catch the answers.
I have installed the firmware ar9271.fw, thank you for the hint.
Unfortunately I got the message at modprobe:
user.warn kernel: ath9k_hw: Unknown symbol ath_print (err 0)
So I am trying now to compile native the modules.
@gorgone
Thank you for providing the 2.6.35.4 kernel. I have it now installed and it works.
Regards, Rudolf
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mosci
Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 04:15AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 04:25AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 166 |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 05:59AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Hello mosci,
Thank you for the positive answer regarding the ath9k_htc driver.
I just compiled it by myself with the 2.6.35.4 kernel from gorgone.
Now it loads without error, but if I say "up" the Dockstar locks.
The firmware ar9271.fw was loaded OK.
Regards, Rudolf
p.s. es schein ja doch einige deutsche Mitstreiter zu geben. Als Rentner bin ich zwar im Zeitvorteil :-), aber nicht mehr so schnell :-(
Thank you for the positive answer regarding the ath9k_htc driver.
I just compiled it by myself with the 2.6.35.4 kernel from gorgone.
Now it loads without error, but if I say "up" the Dockstar locks.
The firmware ar9271.fw was loaded OK.
usb 1-1.4: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ar9271.fw, size: 53368So I am back to my solid WN321G, which works.
Regards, Rudolf
p.s. es schein ja doch einige deutsche Mitstreiter zu geben. Als Rentner bin ich zwar im Zeitvorteil :-), aber nicht mehr so schnell :-(
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 06:11AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 6 |
@Rudolf
i have had also problems with this module and the (heavy) kernel from gorgone
thats why i have compiled a kernel myself (and because i needed the spca1528 which is not in the kerneltree). have you tried it with my kernel?
i told you .-) it works well on my dockstar.
maybe you have more luck with the 2.6.35.6 which gorgone will provide
ps:rentner werde ich hoffentlich auch mal .... in 25 jahren .-)
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2010 06:17AM by Mosci.
i have had also problems with this module and the (heavy) kernel from gorgone
thats why i have compiled a kernel myself (and because i needed the spca1528 which is not in the kerneltree). have you tried it with my kernel?
i told you .-) it works well on my dockstar.
maybe you have more luck with the 2.6.35.6 which gorgone will provide
ps:rentner werde ich hoffentlich auch mal .... in 25 jahren .-)
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2010 06:17AM by Mosci.
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 09:51AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Hello Mosci,
Have you enabled in the kernel config the debug support for the ath9k_htc driver? That gave me the problem with the unknown symbol ath_print.
If yes, and you tell me how you have set the config flags, I might give it another try.
At the moment I am still fighting the problem with menuconfig, which tells me that I do not have installed ncurses, while I have.
Regards, Rudolf
Have you enabled in the kernel config the debug support for the ath9k_htc driver? That gave me the problem with the unknown symbol ath_print.
If yes, and you tell me how you have set the config flags, I might give it another try.
At the moment I am still fighting the problem with menuconfig, which tells me that I do not have installed ncurses, while I have.
Regards, Rudolf
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 10:34AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 6 |
@Rudolf
thats my config regarding the ath:
CONFIG_ATH_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_ATH5K=m
CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS=y
have you installed libncurses5 too?
i don't remember exactly, but i think that was missing on my try to compile on the dockstar itselfs ...
later on i decided to crosscompile because it takes way to long to get a result on the dockstar .-)
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2010 10:44AM by Mosci.
thats my config regarding the ath:
CONFIG_ATH_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_ATH5K=m
CONFIG_ATH5K_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_HW=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_COMMON=m
CONFIG_ATH9K=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS=y
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC=m
CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS=y
have you installed libncurses5 too?
i don't remember exactly, but i think that was missing on my try to compile on the dockstar itselfs ...
later on i decided to crosscompile because it takes way to long to get a result on the dockstar .-)
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2010 10:44AM by Mosci.
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 11:32AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Hello Mosci,
I have checked for libncurses5, it is installed.
Unfortunately the ncurses check is very cryptic for me:
Regards, Rudolf
I have checked for libncurses5, it is installed.
Unfortunately the ncurses check is very cryptic for me:
/usr/src/linux-2.6.35.4/scripts/kconfig/lxdialog
# Check if we can link to ncurses
check() {
$cc -xc - -o $tmp 2>/dev/null <<'EOF'
#include CURSES_LOC
main() {}
EOF
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo " *** Unable to find the ncurses libraries or the" 1>&2
echo " *** required header files." 1>&2
echo " *** 'make menuconfig' requires the ncurses libraries." 1>&2
echo " *** " 1>&2
echo " *** Install ncurses (ncurses-devel) and try again." 1>&2
echo " *** " 1>&2
exit 1
fi
}
Could you please give me a hint, how to debug that?
Regards, Rudolf
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 11:35AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 11:35AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 11:48AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 28, 2010 01:02PM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 29, 2010 08:30PM |
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gorgone Wrote:
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> 2.6.35.6 is online module whishes are welcome
> if u cant build something (a externel module or
> driver)
> post the source url and i wil take a look on it
May be you can add ath9k kernels. I didn't see them in your previous list: (http://ss4200.homelinux.com/files/module.list.txt ).
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> 2.6.35.6 is online module whishes are welcome
> if u cant build something (a externel module or
> driver)
> post the source url and i wil take a look on it
May be you can add ath9k kernels. I didn't see them in your previous list: (http://ss4200.homelinux.com/files/module.list.txt ).
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 29, 2010 09:03PM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 29, 2010 10:17PM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 29, 2010 10:37PM |
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Hello gorgone,
It is very nice, if you are busy to produce new kernel packages (dockstarheavy.deb), but if you want to compile source code the source code must match the kernel version. And if you want to tell people where to get a new kernel package you have a moving target.
I am just preparing a DockStar for my son, and also check my documentation on web page
http://www.rudiswiki.de/wiki/DockStarDebian
The procedure is, to start with Jeff Doozan's script "dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh".
Then you have a kernel 2.6.32 on board (USB stick).
Next step is to update to a new kernel 2.6.35.4, because you have the source toolchain 2.6.35.4 already setup.
Oops, where is the "dockstarheavy.deb" version 2.6.35.4 gone?
So please do me a favor and add a version number to "dockstarheavy.deb" e.g. "dockstarheavy-2.6.35.6.deb".
And please supply also the "old" version "dockstarheavy-2.6.35.4.deb", otherwise you have to update also the complete source chain.
Regards, Rudolf
It is very nice, if you are busy to produce new kernel packages (dockstarheavy.deb), but if you want to compile source code the source code must match the kernel version. And if you want to tell people where to get a new kernel package you have a moving target.
I am just preparing a DockStar for my son, and also check my documentation on web page
http://www.rudiswiki.de/wiki/DockStarDebian
The procedure is, to start with Jeff Doozan's script "dockstar.debian-squeeze.sh".
Then you have a kernel 2.6.32 on board (USB stick).
Next step is to update to a new kernel 2.6.35.4, because you have the source toolchain 2.6.35.4 already setup.
Oops, where is the "dockstarheavy.deb" version 2.6.35.4 gone?
So please do me a favor and add a version number to "dockstarheavy.deb" e.g. "dockstarheavy-2.6.35.6.deb".
And please supply also the "old" version "dockstarheavy-2.6.35.4.deb", otherwise you have to update also the complete source chain.
Regards, Rudolf
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Evilandi666
Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 07:03AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 07:58AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Hello,
Cross compiling in Ubuntu 1004 works now, bugfix was:
1. Error message: objcopy: Unable to recognise the format of the input file
Fix: This seems to be an kernel-package issue. If you interupt the process fast enough and
scroll back before the first error you can see a part of the script with a "direct" call to objcopy.
Create a symbolic link to arm-none-linux-gnueabi-objcopy called objcopy in the codesourcery directory.
Since this will be searched before the usual path, the "right" objcopy will be
called inside the codesourcery environment.
2. Error message: dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-headers-... not in control info
Fix: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588126
Native compiling on the DockStar does also work now, about 2.5 hours total.
Prerequisite:
I hope, it will help someone.
Regards, Rudolf
Cross compiling in Ubuntu 1004 works now, bugfix was:
1. Error message: objcopy: Unable to recognise the format of the input file
Fix: This seems to be an kernel-package issue. If you interupt the process fast enough and
scroll back before the first error you can see a part of the script with a "direct" call to objcopy.
Create a symbolic link to arm-none-linux-gnueabi-objcopy called objcopy in the codesourcery directory.
Since this will be searched before the usual path, the "right" objcopy will be
called inside the codesourcery environment.
$ cd /usr/local/codesourcery/arm-2009q3/bin/ $ ln -s arm-none-linux-gnueabi-objcopy objcopy
2. Error message: dpkg-gencontrol: error: package linux-headers-... not in control info
Fix: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588126
/usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/common.mk # search for "(version)" lower case only substitute /version/KERNALRELEASE/ in lines 234, 250, 259 /usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/image.mk # search for "(version)" lower case only substitute /version/KERNALRELEASE/ in line 291
Native compiling on the DockStar does also work now, about 2.5 hours total.
Prerequisite:
apt-get install git-core debhelper build-essential fakeroot kernel-wedge uboot-mkimage additional apt-get install libncurses5-dev # for make menuconfig
I hope, it will help someone.
Regards, Rudolf
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 08:03AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 166 |
@twinclouds
if u install the package the old one is removed automaticly (i think)
if u update from .4 or .5 u can delete it by hand
@rudolf
i dont understand what u want ...
the dockstar heavy is allways a complete all build in package all modules + kernel + kernel.config
if some module missing i can rebuild it
the actual stable version on www.kernel.org is 2.6.35.6
i use allways the actual version + make patch + dockstar patches + (new i2c patch for hardwareclock)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/30/2010 08:09AM by gorgone.
if u install the package the old one is removed automaticly (i think)
if u update from .4 or .5 u can delete it by hand
@rudolf
i dont understand what u want ...
the dockstar heavy is allways a complete all build in package all modules + kernel + kernel.config
if some module missing i can rebuild it
the actual stable version on www.kernel.org is 2.6.35.6
i use allways the actual version + make patch + dockstar patches + (new i2c patch for hardwareclock)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/30/2010 08:09AM by gorgone.
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 08:05AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Evilandi666 Wrote:
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> Does it include the rt2780sta or the rt3070sta module?
>
> Could somone with this kernel installed tell me
> what "modinfo rt3070sta" and "modinfo rt2870sta" says?
Not found.
What is included:
Regards, Rudolf
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> Does it include the rt2780sta or the rt3070sta module?
>
> Could somone with this kernel installed tell me
> what "modinfo rt3070sta" and "modinfo rt2870sta" says?
Not found.
What is included:
CONFIG_RT2X00=m CONFIG_RT2400PCI=m CONFIG_RT2500PCI=m CONFIG_RT61PCI=m CONFIG_RT2800PCI_PCI=y CONFIG_RT2800PCI=m CONFIG_RT2800PCI_RT30XX=y CONFIG_RT2800PCI_RT35XX=y CONFIG_RT2500USB=m CONFIG_RT73USB=m CONFIG_RT2800USB=m CONFIG_RT2800USB_RT30XX=y CONFIG_RT2800USB_RT35XX=y CONFIG_RT2800USB_UNKNOWN=y CONFIG_RT2800_LIB=m CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_PCI=m CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_USB=m CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB=m CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_HT=y CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_FIRMWARE=y CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_CRYPTO=y CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_LEDS=y # CONFIG_RT2X00_DEBUG is not set
Regards, Rudolf
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 08:10AM |
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Re: new kernel package ready to use September 30, 2010 08:28AM |
Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 46 |
Hello gorgone,
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
What I mean is, that setting up a source chain is very time consuming. So it is convenient to copy it from one USB-stick to the next (e.g. /use/src/linuc-2.6.35.4).
Now, if I download your anonymous dockstarheavy.deb , or give the link to someone else, and it does not match the kernel version in the installed source chain, you either have to find the old anonymous dockstarheavy.deb archive (2.6.35.4), or you have to update your source chain.
Therefore I would like to have a version number added to your dockstarheavy.deb in order to know where you are.
I hope it is not too much effort for you. By the way, thanks for your good work. It helped me a lot.
Regards, Rudolf
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
What I mean is, that setting up a source chain is very time consuming. So it is convenient to copy it from one USB-stick to the next (e.g. /use/src/linuc-2.6.35.4).
Now, if I download your anonymous dockstarheavy.deb , or give the link to someone else, and it does not match the kernel version in the installed source chain, you either have to find the old anonymous dockstarheavy.deb archive (2.6.35.4), or you have to update your source chain.
Therefore I would like to have a version number added to your dockstarheavy.deb in order to know where you are.
I hope it is not too much effort for you. By the way, thanks for your good work. It helped me a lot.
Regards, Rudolf
