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Title: kernel compiling problem
Post by: vijaylokesh on July 26, 2004, 07:49:40 AM
I have compiled kernel and installed it, when i restarted my system
the new kernel dosnt have X11 facility i forgot to compile it  :(  and now
my old kernel also boots same as new, I made a complete renstall of linux.Plz tell me how to avoid this problem. I want to keep old and new kernels seperate.
Plz tell me how
Title: kernel compiling problem
Post by: ssglinux on August 12, 2004, 04:01:43 PM
u need to be more clear...
what linux distro r u using?
what is the kernel version u r trying to upgrade?
what error message did u get?
Title: Re: kernel compiling problem
Post by: GNUrag on August 16, 2004, 03:28:15 PM
Quote from: "vijaylokesh"
Plz tell me how to avoid this problem. I want to keep old and new kernels seperate.

Simple keep different filenames for both the kernels... dont overwrite the existing kernel.... as the version of both of them would be same....
You can do one thing to avoid this.... always maintain a symbolic link called vmlinuz that points to the kernel that you want to use... and add the name of this symbolic link to the lilo or grum config files.