Debian Kernel Problem - Crashing

thepoetwarrior · #1 10-26-2008, 01:18 AM

I used a differnt PC, a quadcore /w 3 gig ram, and the debian installed from the same CD but used a differnt kernel in the install, and now it works. The PC not working was AMD, and the PC now working is Intel, so maybethat made a differnce? I had a 3rd PC as well that was AMD and did not work, even though I installed the 2.6-k7 kernel. Shrug. Now running on the 686 I think. Server up and running, users are happy.

**trevius** · #2 10-26-2008, 02:30 AM

The kernels I suggested using in the wiki are not the only ones available. If you do an "apt-get search kernel", it will show a long list of different ones. If you are running an AMD, you would want to search for "apt-get search kernel | grep amd" or something like that. Some kernels will work for multiple versions of CPUs, but some won't. It depends on your CPU type, on what will work or not.

You can always try installing different AMD kernels until you find one that works. The k7 one I mentioned in the wiki was just one that should encompass many AMD CPUs. But, I don't know if that works for newer ones or multi-core cpus. The 64bit AMD kernel works well from what I tested if you have a 64 bit CPU.

thepoetwarrior · #3 10-26-2008, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by trevius

The kernels I suggested using in the wiki are not the only ones available. If you do an "apt-get search kernel", it will show a long list of different ones. If you are running an AMD, you would want to search for "apt-get search kernel | grep amd" or something like that. Some kernels will work for multiple versions of CPUs, but some won't. It depends on your CPU type, on what will work or not.

You can always try installing different AMD kernels until you find one that works. The k7 one I mentioned in the wiki was just one that should encompass many AMD CPUs. But, I don't know if that works for newer ones or multi-core cpus. The 64bit AMD kernel works well from what I tested if you have a 64 bit CPU.

Ahh good info. Didn't know how to find a kernel except google searching or ideas and kernel names. Thanks Trev!

**trevius** · #4 10-27-2008, 08:19 AM

Sorry, I meant apt-cache for searches. This is directly from the top of the Debian Wiki:

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apt-get install <package-name>
An example would be "apt-get install cvs". You can find the names of packages by using the following command:

apt-cache search <search string> | grep <second optional search string>
an example is "apt-cache search kernel" or to refine the search "apt-cache search kernel | grep AMD"