On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Jim Roland wrote:
> > One thing i dont understand is why people dont "express" the need to define an
> > "EXTRAVERSTION" in the Topdir Makefile, when the option was not there just
> > about everyone was screeming for it, now we have that wonderfull option very
> > few people advise the use of it. Or thats the way it seems.
>
> The drawback of using ExtraVersion is that a new set of modules have to be
> created. If you are dealing with module code and a new kernel, then IMHO
> it's a good idea. I will admit that people are little bit lazy when it
> comes to ExtraVersion, myself included (although I have used it on
> occaision). For a newbie, I didn't even want to cover it just yet.
Nope i dont think i agree, i belive if one defines;
CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
One can use modules from another kernel version.
Or at least that is what i use.
> > Another note here, if i may.
> > I was taught that when one makes and installs a new kernel do it by hand, IE,
> > dont use the make install option "unless you KNOW" your new kernel is ok,
> > simply add a new entry to /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo, this way one keeps his
> > old kernel intact and ready to fall back on if ones new kernel fails.
>
> As long as you install once, the old kernel is kept (just renamed), and
> one could "cp" the vmlinuz.old to vmlinuz and rerun their boot loader
> (lilo -C /mnt/etc/lilo.conf assuming the / partition is mounted in /mnt)
> and reboot. I've never had any problems with compiling and creating to
> HD, besides I'm using slackware 3.1 on a box (originally kernel v1.2) and
> it works fine.
O yes, i agree with you, as long as you install once, but, when one installs
the new kernel and it does not boot, you are "up the creek without a paddle".
That is why i expess the need to ether make a new entery in /etc/lilo.conf
adding the new kernel and leaving the old one bootable, or, the use of
'make zdisk'.
>
> > The way i found to be safest when i was a newbie was 'make zdisk' allowing one
> > to boot from floppy keeping the origanal kernel intacht without even using lilo.
> > Once the new kernel on floppy has proved itself 'make zlilo' is a good option.
> >
> > Come to think of it when i was a newbie there were not many other make options
> > to choose from. ;-)
>
> Those were the days... :-P
Well i dont think i would like it if there wern' all those noce options anymore.
>
> > >
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Jim Roland, RHCE (RedHat Certified Engineer)
> > > Owner, Roland Internet Services
> > > "The four surefire rules for success: Show up, Pay attention, Ask
> > > questions, Don't quit."
> > > --Rob Gilbert, PH.D.
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > --
> > Regards Richard
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> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> >
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