[NTLUG:Discuss] 2 kernels in Lilo

MadHat madhat at unspecific.com
Fri Feb 2 10:32:31 CST 2001


I would recomend editing lilo.conf before doing a make install, because the 
last step in a make install is to run lilo.

At 11:08 PM 2/1/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Here is my lilo.conf file, which contains entries for 3 kernels
>(RH7.0 system)
>
>My build sequence has always been:
>
>./configure
>make dep
>make bzImage
>make modules
>make modules_install
>make install
>
>then I have to check the lilo.conf and reboot
>
>
>
>boot=/dev/hda
>map=/boot/map
>install=/boot/boot.b
>prompt
>timeout=50
>message=/boot/message
>default=kernel240
>
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0
>         label=kernel240
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/hda1
>
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-test12
>         label=test12
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/hda1
>
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
>         label=linux
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/hda1
>
>Michael
>
>--
>Michael Patrick
>michael at techiesplace.com
>"Bester:  It is nice to know they are continuing the practice of hiring
>from the shallow end of the gene pool."
>
>On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, don wrote:
>
> > I remember seeing a HOWTO out there once that described (with examples!) of
> > how to configure LILO to handle two kernels...  I have my default from 
> RH7.0
> > but just built 2.4.1 and want to test it out.  I've tried linuxdoc.org 
> kernal
> > and LILO howto's but they don't give nearly a good description as others I
> > have seen.  Anyone know where to look ?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > _______________________________________________
> > http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
> >
>
>_______________________________________________
>http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

--
MadHat at unspecific.com




More information about the Discuss mailing list