Quoth Tony Alfrey: > Hi! > > Another kernel compile question. > It seems that one may compile a kernel while still running KDE or some > other desktop as long as one gets out of the desktop and back to a > terminal before doing > > make modules_install > and moving the new kernel image to /boot > > since the old kernel is still loaded and running until rebooting. > Any remarks as to this being a Bad Thing?
Of course you can do this. The loaded modules are still loaded, so copying over their disk images is not a problem. I did this once a few years ago - built a new kernel and modules, installed both, and then left the original kernel running another 40-odd days. Being drunk at the time, I forgot about building a new kernel. Imagine my surprise when my box booted to a new kernel of which I had no recollection. ;-) Kurt -- These days the necessities of life cost you about three times what they used to, and half the time they aren't even fit to drink. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
