Though this suggestion makes it easier, it also gets rid of the ability
to go back to previous kernels in case there is a problem. I find it
easier just to copy the 12 files and copy/edit the 4-5 lines just so I
can go back to any kernel I've built.
Brian Macy
"Robert M. Hyatt" wrote:
>
> if you edit lilo.conf as I have mentioned in the past (redhat has
> a brain-dead version that specifically has the version number in
> the image specification) and just point it at vmlinuz, you don't
> have to copy the executable, nor do you have to do anything other
> than the make install. We support about 15 linux boxes and do this
> all the time...
>
> Robert Hyatt Computer and Information Sciences
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>
> On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Robert M. Hyatt wrote:
> >
> > > make that make config;make dep; make clean; make install;
> > > make modules;make modules-install
> > >
> > > and you are ready to boot. that does the lilo install and
> > > everything you need without all the extra steps...
> > >
> > I would still manually copy the new kernel from
> > /usr/src/linux/<kernel> to /boot/vmlinuz as when I compiled it didn't
> > do that. I would also manually edit the lilo.conf file to show the
> > new kernel, as MY lilo.conf wasn't automagically edited either. Then,
> > run /sbin/lilo (obviously as root) and THEN reboot.
> >
> > I don't know what Mr Hyatt's experience is, I can only speak from my
> > one-day of compiling kernels in an unsuccessfull attempt to get SMP
> > working on my machine. :-(
> > John
> >
>
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