[Solved] Can't upgrade kernel

[clubex]

Kernel upgrades have stopped appearing in the list of upgradeable files when doing a DU and won't get upgraded. I can't figure out why.

ie. Kernel 3.13-rc6-1 is available but won't install and doesn't appear in the list of upgrades.

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apt-get -s dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libjs-jquery libjs-sphinxdoc libjs-underscore python-collada python-ply
The following packages will be upgraded:
  freecad gnupg-agent gnupg2 iso-codes kmod libkmod2 libltdl7 libtool
  module-init-tools
9 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.


Yet apt-cache shows the kernel can be upgraded.

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$ apt-cache show linux-image-siduction-amd64
Package: linux-image-siduction-amd64
Source: linux-siduction
Version: 3.13~rc6-1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Torsten Wohlfarth <towo@siduction.org>
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: linux-image-3.13-rc6-siduction-amd64 (= 3.13~rc6-1)
Recommends: linux-headers-siduction-amd64 (= 3.13~rc6-1)
Homepage: http://kernel.org/
Priority: extra
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-siduction/linux-image-siduction-amd64_3.13~rc6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23262
SHA256: 3702bd50e7811c2f60dde94f68dae15e87c991232d9f 505e9227063f153af69b
SHA1: 68c26815bbcfd8a10b03b93bdd6e93d946d8eb95
MD5sum: c986dcb19158c3e15e9607be9b286a88
Description: Linux image for siduction on 64-bit PCs
This metapackage depends on the latest binary image for Linux kernel on
PCs with AMD64 or Intel 64 processors machines for siduction.
Description-md5: 1f9772d6b83d18a0b315b5e431265b71
Original-Maintainer: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>

Package: linux-image-siduction-amd64
Source: linux-siduction
Version: 3.12-8
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Torsten Wohlfarth <towo@siduction.org>
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: linux-image-3.12-6.towo-siduction-amd64 (= 3.12-8)
Recommends: linux-headers-siduction-amd64 (= 3.12-8)
Homepage: http://kernel.org/
Priority: extra
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-siduction/linux-image-siduction-amd64_3.12-8_amd64.deb
Size: 23174
SHA256: 8d4f293d22cf11994d47c9eca7c82f1078b2f94f9b81 43e7b91b90efa4b32294
SHA1: d6c39f53f2cca559e2d449663f76e8831e3d18dc
MD5sum: 9cafc0843340ffdff9cad6caf7a999cd
Description: Linux image for siduction on 64-bit PCs
This metapackage depends on the latest binary image for Linux kernel on
PCs with AMD64 or Intel 64 processors machines for siduction.
Description-md5: 1f9772d6b83d18a0b315b5e431265b71
Original-Maintainer: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>

and

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$ apt-cache show linux-headers-siduction-amd64
Package: linux-headers-siduction-amd64
Source: linux-siduction
Version: 3.13~rc6-1
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Torsten Wohlfarth <towo@siduction.org>
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: linux-headers-3.13-rc6-siduction-amd64 (= 3.13~rc6-1)
Homepage: http://kernel.org/
Priority: extra
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-siduction/linux-headers-siduction-amd64_3.13~rc6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 23252
SHA256: c16c926f96a94e251e060ede66defa735acd9ddd0c1e 34cb58f272cc2c75596d
SHA1: 3782a8d08aae4b7d70ae0970d5738d21bce2bfa4
MD5sum: 45f682998cd0548d6410b06aa8d763a6
Description: Linux header for siduction on 64-bit PCs
This metapackage depends on the latest binary image for Linux kernel on
PCs with AMD64 or Intel 64 processors machines for siduction.
Description-md5: 8674babc27a74c984cb6338672100c3c
Original-Maintainer: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>

Package: linux-headers-siduction-amd64
Source: linux-siduction
Version: 3.12-8
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Torsten Wohlfarth <towo@siduction.org>
Installed-Size: 24
Depends: linux-headers-3.12-6.towo-siduction-amd64 (= 3.12-8)
Homepage: http://kernel.org/
Priority: extra
Section: metapackages
Filename: pool/main/l/linux-siduction/linux-headers-siduction-amd64_3.12-8_amd64.deb
Size: 23168
SHA256: 219da923936ee48d185f5ce93cc0a084c628bacfd136 d63fb946a6e77b277071
SHA1: 828f3df2b7be0ff3a7b431eeb4bb593cc60cdac2
MD5sum: 47db6618f8acf14737e4ef016dc77e76
Description: Linux header for siduction on 64-bit PCs
This metapackage depends on the latest binary image for Linux kernel on
PCs with AMD64 or Intel 64 processors machines for siduction.
Description-md5: 8674babc27a74c984cb6338672100c3c
Original-Maintainer: Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h@gmx.de>

So kernel 3.13-rc6-1 is available but somehow doesn't appear in the DU upgradeable list and therefore doesn't get upgraded.

This occurs even though I have the siduction image and header meta packages installed.

I'm at a loss to figure out why this is happening. The only clue I have is Debian Package Search says I have kernel 3.12-8 installed (with 3.13-rc6-1 available) whereas

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$ uname -a
Linux westfield 3.12-6.towo-siduction-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Dec 20 17:37:54 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

shows I actually have 3.12-6. So I suspect there is a corrupted config file somewhere.

Any help would be gratefully received.

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$ inxi -b
System:    Host: westfield Kernel: 3.12-6.towo-siduction-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit)
           Desktop: KDE 4.11.4 Distro: sidux 2008-04 Πόντος - kde-lite - (200812222256)
Machine:   Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M2N68-AM Plus version: Rev X.0x Bios: American Megatrends version: 1002 date: 11/19/2009
CPU:       Dual core AMD Athlon II X2 240 (-MCP-) clocked at 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA GF119 [GeForce GT 520] X.Org: 1.14.5 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1680x1050@59.9hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GT 520/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 331.20
Network:   Card: NVIDIA MCP61 Ethernet driver: forcedeth
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (55.6% used)
Info:      Processes: 120 Uptime: 2:47 Memory: 1354.2/3959.5MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.16


[towo]

3.12-8 is the version of the Metapackage, the kernel is 3.12.6.

And btw, show the output of

apt-cache policy linux-image-siduction-amd64

[clubex]

Thanks towo:
Doesn't the meta package initiate a kernel with the the same version number as the meta package?

Still doesn't explain why kernel 3.12.x isn't being upgraded to 3.13-rc6.

Anyway as requested...

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# apt-cache policy linux-image-siduction-amd64
linux-image-siduction-amd64:
  Installed: 3.12-8
  Candidate: 3.12-8
  Version table:
     3.13~rc6-1 0
        100 http://packages.siduction.org/experimental/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
*** 3.12-8 0
        500 http://packages.siduction.org/base/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
        500 ftp://ftp.spline.de/pub/siduction/base/ unstable/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


[towo]

Doesn't the meta package initiate a kernel with the the same version number as the meta package?

No, why should it?

Still doesn't explain why kernel 3.12.x isn't being upgraded to 3.13-rc6.

How long you are using debian?
You know what pinning is?
And btw, no one wants rc-kernels installing automatic on upgrade.

[clubex]

Thanks towo:

You know what pinning is?
And btw, no one wants rc-kernels installing automatic on upgrade.

Ah Ah!
That really confirms that I'm really dense and getting thicker by the minute.
I'll wait for the next unstable (non-candidate) kernel release.

Thanks again towo.