> Is it possible to upgrade the kernel of my pc from 2.0.34 to 2.2.0 and
> still use the same prog's,
In a word, yes. But remember, before mucking around with the kernel
heavily, it's best to make sure you have a boot floppy ('make zdisk' with the
working kernel) ready in case something goes wrong. Another strategy is to
configure LILO to boot to a backup kernel.
What I do is to move my "old" working kernel to a new filename in /boot. I
then create a symlink, vmlinuzold, in the root directory which points to that
old working kernel. Then I have my /etc/lilo.conf configure like so:
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
#prompt
compact
vga=normal
delay=100
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
alias=1
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
append="mem=128M"
password=secret-boot-password
restricted
other=/dev/hda1
label=OldLinux
alias=2
image=vmlinuzold
password=secret-boot-password
restricted
You can probably kill the "password" and "restricted" options there. What
this does is simply give me some insurance. I can stop LILO and type in
"oldlinux" (or "2") to boot the old kernel. Between this and a boot floppy, I
feel confident enough to play around. ;-)
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