-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fear not. That's my tip. :-)
Ok, here's something a little more substantial. Always keep a copy of a working kernel. I've compiled a few kernels, and have made more than a few duds among them (forgetting to include EXT3 support in the kernel when your root drive is EXT3 is a sure-fire way to get in trouble - ah, there's another tip). Make sure you keep an entry in your lilo/grub configuration that points to a kernel that you know works, so that if you mess things up, you can still reboot to a known-good kernel. Remember, if it doesn't boot, don't panic, even if your kernel did. (sigh, Linux humour, but I couldn't resist). Ian On Tuesday 11 February 2003 1:27 pm, Wallace, Chris wrote: > Hey all, > > It has come to my attention that I will need to rebuild my kernel on my > laptop and main box at home in order to take advantage of ACPI/APM features > as well as other functionality. > > That being said, I was wondering if anyone had any pointers, tips, > 'gotchas' to watch for when doing so? I have been reading through the "how > to's", but this is something that I have, thus far, been able to avoid ;) > and have been a little leery of tackling myself. > > Is this something that a linux 'newb' should be able to tackle himself or > should I wait for the next 'tweak-fest'? ;-) > > Thanks, > > Chris -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+SWESSiY+RXI7JS4RAiHcAJ43AEiTzCqVtRr6kjky/mJJer2+swCgxXQ2 c+vzR9UpfHyqej1o9NwCDiQ= =V7hd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
