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Linux in General => Os Talk => Topic started by: vijaylokesh on July 26, 2004, 07:21:36 AM

Title: kernel compilation
Post by: vijaylokesh on July 26, 2004, 07:21:36 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 compilation
Post by: dragoncity99 on July 26, 2004, 08:04:23 AM

Never never overwrite ur kernel image but keep a copy of it.

For me, i add a new entry to the boot manager (LILO/GRUB) but not edit existing line. So if anything goes wrong u can still boot using the existing kernel. I even kompile the kernel as a unique name. To avoid this problem.

Title: kernel compilation
Post by: neo on July 26, 2004, 02:11:12 PM

if you use the command make install after the compilation of the kernel, it itself makes a new entry in lilo or grub.conf. hence you may use that.

Title: did u do?
Post by: jeeva on September 08, 2004, 12:04:42 PM

did u take the back of old image? if you did, you can make your old config again!!