Hi, Thanks, but as I said in my original posting, I have no problem with LILO, or adding OSs to LILO. What I AM having a problem with is figuring out how to compile/install a kernel so that I can keep all the mods/deps from my current kernel, AND those from the new kernel, in 2 SEPERATE places (if it is possible). Thanks, David Charles On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi David, > > All you simply need to do is add another stanza in your /etc/lilo.conf. > > For example, here's part of my laptop's lilo.conf: > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.5-3mdksmp > label=245-3smp > root=/dev/sda3 > read-only > optional > append=" quiet" > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.5-3mdksmp.img > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.6 > label=246 > root=/dev/sda3 > read-only > optional > append=" quiet" > > So let's say this one is yours. Near the top of the file, you'll see > your 'default' line to reflect which kernel image will boot by default > (by what label it has). So if you wanted to boot to the latter kernel > image, just have '246' in your default line. Like: default=246 > > Don't delete your old kosher kernel, just add the new one. Know what > I'm saying? And don't forget to run lilo when you're done modifying > your lilo.conf! > > Hope that helps, > > -Charlie > On Thu 20 Sep at 22:13:57 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] done said: > > Hello everybody, > > > > I want to start off by thanking everyone who uses this list, especially > > those who answered any of my previously posted questions. > > > > I would like to compile another kernel, and be able to boot from it. I > > have pretty much no problem on the "how" of compiling the kernel. My > > question concerns the fact that I have a system that is currently in VERY > > good shape, with very few bugs/problems. I would like to keep my current > > kernel, as well as all of its dependencies/etc., seperate (and left where > > they are) from the new kernel. I would like to be able to choose from > > lilo to boot either kernel A or kernel B (I know how to add to LILO no > > prob); I would like it that, in the event that the new kernel seems to be > > incompatible/cause problems with/break some of my software, that I can > > just delete the kernel, map file, the deps, LILO entry etc. (for this, > > perhaps a log of which files were installed would be helpful... where would I find > > it/how would I make such a file during the compile/install process?) from > > my system, and then, because I kept all the files needed by my current > > kernel in their own seperate directory, I would be back in business with > > my current, stable kernel running my system again. > > > > Can someone please either point me to a decent doc that details the > > instructions of such an install, or post a response that includes a nice > > detailed description of how to do it? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > David Charles > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > -- > GPG Key fingerprint = 4F36 EC4F 2F2C 5F59 9690 09E5 4C0F 9DB0 8623 53CE > We're all in this alone. > -- Lily Tomlin >
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