Karl L. Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The kernel from Debian Jesse has been officially backported to Wheezy. If you are running Wheezy and want a more up-to-date Linux kernel you can now install the Jesse kernel, which is 3.9.6 at the moment and will be 3.10.1 once it is released, from Wheezy Backports. 1. Add the backports repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list. ## DEBIAN deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free ## DEBIAN-SECURITY deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free ## DEBIAN-UPDATES deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free ## DEBIAN-BACKPORTS deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-backports main contrib non-free 2. Determine which kernel and firmware images you have installed. # To track the latest backports kernel image you want the kernel image metapackage. # It should be something like linux-image-amd64 or linux-image-rt-amd64. aptitude search linux-image | grep -E '^i' # You will also need to upgrade the binary firmware to the version from backports. # This should be something like firmware-linux and firmware-iwlwifi. aptitude search firmware | grep -E '^i' 3. Install the latest kernel and firmware images from backports. sudo apt-get update # Replace the linux-image, linux-headers, and firmware packages below with the ones you have installed. sudo apt-get install -t wheezy-backports linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 firmware-linux firmware-iwlwifi sudo reboot riceBox 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1162482-debian-backport-kernel/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted July 2, 2013 Veteran Share Posted July 2, 2013 Worked Perfectly OS: Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (wheezy) Hostname: laptop Uptime: 1 minutes CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T3400 @ 2.16GHz RAM (used / total): 476 / 3871 Mb Desktop Enviroment: GNOME 3.4.2.1 Logged in as: haggis Kernel: 3.9-0.bpo.1-amd64 Resolution: 1440x900 pixels Load Averages: 0.77, 0.26, 0.09 Top Process (by memory use): /opt/google/chrome/chrome Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1162482-debian-backport-kernel/#findComment-595796658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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