Hello everybody,

I want to start off by thanking everyone who uses this list, especially
those who answered any of my previously posted questions.

I would like to compile another kernel, and be able to boot from it.  I
have pretty much no problem on the "how" of compiling the kernel.  My
question concerns the fact that I have a system that is currently in VERY
good shape, with very few bugs/problems.  I would like to keep my current
kernel, as well as all of its dependencies/etc., seperate (and left where
they are) from the new kernel.  I would like to be able to choose from
lilo to boot either kernel A or kernel B (I know how to add to LILO no
prob); I would like it that, in the event that the new kernel seems to be
incompatible/cause problems with/break some of my software, that I can
just delete the kernel, map file, the deps, LILO entry etc. (for this,
perhaps a log of which files were installed would be helpful... where would I find
it/how would I make such a file during the compile/install process?) from
my system, and then, because I kept all the files needed by my current
kernel in their own seperate directory, I would be back in business with
my current, stable kernel running my system again.

Can someone please either point me to a decent doc that details the
instructions of such an install, or post a response that includes a nice
detailed description of how to do it?

Thanks in advance,
David Charles


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