[newb] Step by step to install PAE kernal

How do I install the pae kernal?

Here's as far as I got:

1. apt-get update

2. apt-get install linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem

How do I tell my TKLAPP to boot using the correct kernal?

What do I do about the following errors/suggestions?

Suggested packages: <------what is this?

linux-doc-2.6.32 grub lilo

Recommended packages: <------suggested vs recommended?

firmware-linux-free libc6-i686

The following NEW packages will be installed:

linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem

linux-image-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem

debconf: delaying package configuration, since a <---this sounds bad

pt-utils is not installed

Selecting previously deselected package linux-im <--- is this ok?

age-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem.

(Reading database ... 24921 files and directorie

s currently installed.)

Unpacking linux-image-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem (from

.../linux-image-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem_2.6.32-46_i3

86.deb) ...

Selecting previously deselected package linux-im

age-2.6-686-bigmem.

Unpacking linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem (from .../l

inux-image-2.6-686-bigmem_2.6.32+29_i386.deb) ..

Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-5-686-bigmem (2.6.

32-46) ...

Running depmod.

Running update-initramfs.

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.

6.32-5-686-bigmem

.: 13: Can't open /scripts/casper-functions <----

.: 6: Can't open /scripts/casper-functions <---- dunno what this is

.: 6: Can't open /scripts/casper-functions <----

Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/init

ramfs-tools 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem /boot/vmlinuz-2.

6.32-5-686-bigmem

run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-u

pdate-grub 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem /boot/vmlinuz-2.6

.32-5-686-bigmem

Generating grub.cfg ...

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686-bi

gmem

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-68

6-bigmem

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-68

done

Setting up linux-image-2.6-686-bigmem (2.6.32+29

) ...

Counting objects: 1526, done.

Delta compression using up to 8 threads.

Compressing objects: 100% (988/988), done.

Writing objects: 100% (1526/1526), done.

Replies (2)

i guess it works?

Reply 1 2012-12-15

So I was following this guide http://knowledgelayer.softlayer.com/questions/294/Debian+isn%27t+showing...

and that's how I got Step 1 and Step 2 in my previous post

I rebooted via shutdown -r now

ran top

and voila! there is now 8gb of RAM (only 3 or is it 4gb available to any 1 process, right?)

So....is that it? I would love to know why I didn't have to mess with grub like the softlayer article points out. Just trying to learn as much as I can, since I'm new to this.

All is well...

Reply 2 2012-12-16

Sugessted packages are just that - suggested... Often they include documentation relating to the software you are installing. Recommended packages again are that, often they include tools or utilities which work with whatever you are installing. FYI Ubuntu now defaults to installing Recommends.

I don't think delayed package config is no issue, and your next note referrs to the fact that it is going to select packages for installation that previously weren't (basically it's just doing what you asked).

The casper warnings can be safely ignored. Casper is for the live CD so irrelevant for an installed instance. The rest of it is Grub being auto updated so you don't need to do anything.

So yes you are right . That's it... From a quick glance at your link, it seems that tute was referring to grub (rather than grub 2).