Ok, i got everything working on the 4.8.0.0 bpo2 kernel.
Steps to get it working :
1. Enable the jessie backports and Sid repo's via terminal :
- Code:
echo 'deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
echo 'deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
2. do an Update via terminal :
- Code:
sudo apt-get update
3. Open synaptic package manager and find "
linux-base" and update it to
jessie-backports version using force package. ( its in the main menu of package manager.)
4. search "
linux-", look for the "
4.8.0-0.bpo.2-amd64" kernel, i tried 4.8.0.2 and it didnt work, tried 4.8.0.1 and also didnt work, but 4.8.0.0 bpo2 works. Install the linux image and kernel headers, reboot into new kernel.
5. Remove the SID repo (
it is IMPORTANT to remove this before you remove the 3.16 kernel, else it installs additional packages that could cause problems. ), but leave the backports kernel. then do apt-get update and then, Remove the old 3.16 kernel.
6. Edit the
/etc/initramfs-tools/modules and also
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/modules and add the following 3 lines at bottom of both files :
- Code:
aufs
overlay
nls_ascii
7. open terminal and run :
- Code:
sudo update-initramfs -u
8. create symlinks via terminal :
- Code:
sudo ln -s /boot/initrd.img-4.8.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 /initrd.img
sudo ln -s /boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 /vmlinuz
9. Edit the following 2 files :
/usr/lib/refractasnapshot/grub.cfg.template and
/usr/lib/refractasnapshot/iso/isolinux/live.cfg and add the following into each boot options :
- Code:
union=overlay
10. Reboot and create snapshot and good luck