[ale] Re:Can't boot after compiling Kernel

[Marvin Dickens]

On Sunday 23 February 2003 07:10 am, Jason Day wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 11:18:54AM -0800, Marvin Dickens wrote:
> > Running the command "make install" prior to test booting the kernel off
> > of a floppy diskette can be  dangerous. The way I do it is as follows:
> >
> > make mrproper
>
> Do you really make mrproper every time?  Do you save your kernel config
> somewhere first?

After I finish configuring the kernel using xconfig, I save it as kernel-1.cfg 
or something like that.

> Then you can do a "make bzlilo", which will copy /vmlinuz to
> /vmlinuz.old, copy the new kernel to /vmlinuz, and run lilo.  If the new
> kernel doesn't work, just reboot and pick "Last" from lilo.  Much easier
> than using a floppy.

Both your method and mine work fine and further, the outcome is the same. 
Neither is "easier" than the other.

Best regards


Marvin
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