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Model Specific Forums => Gemini PDA => Gemini PDA - Linux => Topic started by: skmakine on June 28, 2018, 02:16:36 pm

Title: Why flash when you can apt-get update
Post by: skmakine on June 28, 2018, 02:16:36 pm

Is there any benefit at all to flashing the new Debian image from Planet, as opposed to simply using apt to upgrade everything?

For Android, I guess flashing is the only way to upgrade. But perhaps I would then simply flash the boot etc partitions using the new firmware, and leave Debian and Android user data un-touched?

Title: Why flash when you can apt-get update
Post by: speculatrix on July 01, 2018, 02:21:19 pm

new kernel

Title: Why flash when you can apt-get update
Post by: DonOregano on July 01, 2018, 03:33:48 pm

Quote from: speculatrix

new kernel

Well, the new kernel can be gotten through other means...

But the reason I wanted to do it was to get the ability to have two different kernels, for experimentation.

Title: Why flash when you can apt-get update
Post by: speculatrix on July 04, 2018, 06:07:48 pm

you could probably get kexec to chain load a new kernel?

Title: Why flash when you can apt-get update
Post by: tuk0z on July 05, 2018, 09:34:10 am

Well Debian won't finish to boot, after I updated yesterday (with 'stretch', 'stretch-backports' and 'debian-security' in apt Debian sources).
I've waited half an hour twice, so I think it's safe to assume my install is borked as of now.
Re-flashing... ye-ah.