populating rootfs with new kernel image

[Cliff Brake]

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Javi Roman <javiroman at kernel-labs.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have just changed the kernel image version from 2.6.24 to 2.6.22
> (downgrade) in my own distro.
> In order to do this change I have setted up the variable:
> PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-epia = "2.6.22"
>
> So if I run:
> $ bitbake linux-epia -c rebuild
>
> OE builds the new kernel version (2.6.22) by default.
>
> Nevertheless, when I'm going to populate again my rootfs with the command:
>
> $ bitbake my-image -c builldall -f
> or
> $ bitbake my-image -c rebuild -f
>
> Bitbake populates the rootfs image with the kernel version 2.6.24, it
> looks like bitbake ignores the preferred_version.

The rootfs process simply pulls the latest ipk files from the
tmp/deploy/.../ipk/.. directory to create the rootfs.  Try manually
cleaning the 2.6.24*.ipk files out of the deploy directory, and then
rebuild your rootfs.

Cliff

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