Sure, I'd even recommend it if you frequently recompile/upgrade your kernel.
Kernels you should always keep on your box (together with their modules, if any,
of course) are:
a) The original kernel that shipped with the distro. This one is fully modular
and _should_ work in any circumstances. Therefore it is the fallback-kernel
for if anything goes wrong with one of the other kernels.
b) The previously recompiled and branded "stable" kernel. This one is there just
in case the test-kernel screws up, so you have a fallback kernel for the
latest kernelversion, in case the default shipped kernel isn't the latest
version anymore.
c) The test-kernel. This is the freshly recompiled kernel you just installed,
but still don't trust enough to brand it "stable". You can set this one up as
default kernel, because probably this one will have features you'd like to
test that the "stable" kernel hasn't (at least, that's what usually happens
over here).
Note: when I refer to "test" and "stable", I don't mean "development" and
"stable" (like in 2.3-series vs 2.2-series), but just the "tested and approved"
kernel you recompiled vs the "untested" kernel.
On Apr 8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I read something about this in a Kernel Howto.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) How well does this work?
>
> 2) Is this recommended? ( I need to recompile my kernel, and I want to hold
> on to the orig. But would like to try to switch back with minimal work
> involved (in the event that there are problems)
>
> Laterz!
> Icebreaker
>
> ***
> If ignorance is bliss,
> then why aren't there more happy people?
>
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