Re: [Plug] Ok, attempt number two..+ CORRECTIONS

[Kyle Burton <mortis@voicenet.com>]

Yeah, I always keep the kernel that the distribution installed lying around,
and in my lilo.conf, and the last known good kernel -- so I at any given time,
I have 3 choices at my lilo prompt.  This is so if I do a new kernel that 
is missing something critical (like the scsi driver [been burnt by that one
before]), and the kernel or system won't come up, I can always hit tab at

  LILO:

and boot into a working kernel...

saved my carcas many a time...

k

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On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Jason S. wrote:

> Walt Mankowski wrote:
> 
> > My other piece of advice is to always build a new kernel on a floppy
> > (make zdisk or make bzdisk, the only difference being that bzdisk will
> > compress the kernel a little more).  That way if the kernel doesn't
> > work, you just have to remove the floppy and reboot off the hard drive
> > with an old kernel you know works.
> >
> 
> You know you can have more than one kernel in your lilo.conf right? 
> Something like this lets you choose which kernel to boot back to, just
> change where System.map is linked to after you reboot or you may have
> problems with modules...
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=7
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/bzImage-2.2.10
>         label=linux-2.2.10
>         root=/dev/hda5
>         read-only
> image=/boot/bzImage-2.2.9
>         label=linux-2.2.9
>         root=/dev/hda5
>         read-only
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15
>         label=linux
>         root=/dev/hda5
>         read-only
> 
> -- 
> J.
> 
> When I grow up, I wanna be more like me.
> I had a clue. I didn't like it. I took it back and exchanged it for an
> attitude.
> 
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