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  From: Justin Hawkins <jhawkins@tardis.apana.org.au>
  To  : Ismail Ibrahim <mi-mi@sbs.itc.usm.my> <mi-mi@sbs.itc.usm.my>
  Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 09:44:17 +0930 (CST)

Re: kernel upgrade

On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Ismail Ibrahim <mi-mi@sbs.itc.usm.my> wrote:

> 5.mv /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz.orig
>   (in case of botched rebuild)
> 
> 14. cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage /boot/vmlinuz

I tend to leave the original kernel where it is, and copy the new one to a
new file, like mylinux or something similar. Then add a new stanza to
/etc/lilo.conf for the new kernel.

One thing to be wary of (caught me out), is if you are toying with
kernels, and you make a minor change and decide to just copy the kernel
file over the last one, *you must rerun lilo*. If you don't it will not
boot. You don't have to edit lilo.conf, just run /sbin/lilo and you should
be set.

	- Justin

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