On Saturday 01 November 2003 2:37 pm, HaywireMac wrote: > On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 09:21:06 +0000 > > flacycads <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > I do it like this too. The kernel is actually in /boot, as the kernel > > image you create when you compile. It doesn't matter where the source > > is- it just serves as the source for compiling the actual kernel > > image, and the modules, which you install into /boot and /lib, > > This was really my original question, though. I don't have a /boot > partition, so where do the custom kernels reside, where are they > installed to, I would assume the same location as the existing/default > kernel(s)? Is it enough that I have a /boot dir but not a /boot > partition? This is where my confusion is coming from, I guess...
Look in your boot directory, and see if you a kernel image there. You will copy (after you SU to root) any kernels to that, and "make modules_install" automatically installs the modules to /lib/modules/new kernel name. Then you edit your bootloader with a stanza to match your new kernels name. With LILO, you have to run lilo as root before rebooting. I'm in Gentoo right now, and have forgotten how a standard Mandrake install sets up the partitions- IIRC, I don't think it makes a /boot or /home partition. Next time you install Mandrake, opt for the expert install, and make separate /boot and /home partitions. Makes things much easier for upgrades and reinstalls, as your /home can always be saved by not formatting it if you upgrade to a new version, or even a different distro. Robert Crawford
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