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From johnrobertbanks@fastmail ...
SubjectRe: COMPILING AND CONFIGURING A NEW KERNEL.
DateSat, 07 Apr 2007 18:11:16 -0700
> It is *highly* recommended that you change the kernel identifier at
> least slightly, so that you can install '2.6.20-1.local' without
> overlaying
> the vendor-supplied 2.6.20-1 kernel.  Among other things, this lets you
> boot back to the equivalent code level in the vendor kernel, 
> so you can figure
> out if it's your .config file that's broken, or if you hit a bug
> upggrading from 2.6.19-10 to 2.6.20-1.

I agree. I think your advice is *highly* recommended.

I had this problem once after forcing an upgrade, which removed the
working kernel. I just booted the kernel and stuff, from another
partition.

John.
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