Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: File transfer Windows to EMC

Hi Paul,

No need to put the new kernel on a floppy so long as, when you copy it to
the /boot partition, you call it something different to the original
(doesn't really matter what you call it - vmlinuz1, rtlImage, Bert, Fred,
whatever - then copy the part of /etc/lilo.conf which tells it the boot
image name, where it is etc and paste it into lilo as a new 'paragraph' and
change the kernel name to what you called it and give it a new 'boot name'
like rtl. Then when you reboot the machine, press the tab key when you get
the lilo prompt and you can choose which kernel to use. If the new one
doesn't work, you can just reboot to the original one and fix it. Just make
sure you leave the 'default image' in lilo.conf set to the original kernel
until you are sure the new one is stable.

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: 27 September 2001 21:24
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: File transfer Windows to EMC


> It's not all that hard. Picking the right options so it works with
> your hardware can sometimes be a trial. I usually put the new kernel
> on a floppy and test boot from that before overwriting the system
> kernel. Also, copy the old kernel to a different name, like old-vmlinuz
> before overwriting it and running lilo. That way you have a prayer if
> something really gets screwed up.
>
> In general, if something can be made a module, do it - it will make
> for a smaller kernel, although you should keep ext2 file system and
> elf support in the kernel itself. You may have to edit the rc
> files to make sure the required modules get loaded, but you can
> always load them manually from the console when getting things worked
> out.
>
> Paul
>
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., dlantz@a... wrote:
> > > Have you recompiled a kernel before? it can get pretty sticky!
> > >
> > Not realy. I used to do some light unix geeking(mail setup/admin,
> > user accounts, backups, xwindows user scripts, wabi) 10+ years ago
> > but haven't touched the stuff lately.
> >
> > How 'sticky' is sticky :)
> >
> > ben
> >
>
>
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> Aurora Group, Inc. | Systems & Software
> paul@... | Unix / Windows / NT
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