This message generated a parse failure. Raw output follows here. Please use 'back' to navigate. From devnull@lkml.org Sun May 19 04:44:11 2024 Delivery-date: Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:30:45 +0000 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753196AbXDEQaL (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:30:11 -0400 Received: from bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.239]:35932 "EHLO bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753189AbXDEQaI (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:30:08 -0400 Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.168.83]) by bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:30:07 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:30:07 -0700 Message-Id: Received: from 128.100.5.117 by BAY113-DAV11.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:30:07 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [128.100.5.117] X-Originating-Email: [gonwg@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gonwg@hotmail.com From: "Michael" To: "linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" Cc: References: Subject: Re: set up new kernel with grub Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:28:03 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Apr 2007 16:30:07.0867 (UTC) FILETIME=[AC5D9CB0:01C7779F] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Dick, Your steps work beautifully. Thanks. If you could explain a little about what happens in each step, that would be even better. > # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.20.3 > If your current kernel is 2.6.20.3, edit the Makefile to > add some character after "EXTRAVERSION" as EXTRAVERSION= 3x > # cp .config .. > # make distclean > # cp ../.config . > # make oldconfig > # make > # make modules_install > # make install Regards, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" To: "Michael" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:53 AM Subject: Re: set up new kernel with grub > > On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, Michael wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I compiled a new kernel: 2.6.20.3, and hope to test it without >> removing >> my old kernel. > > You don't need to remove your old kernel. Log in as root. > > # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.20.3 > If your current kernel is 2.6.20.3, edit the Makefile to > add some character after "EXTRAVERSION" as EXTRAVERSION= 3x > # cp .config .. > # make distclean > # cp ../.config . > # make oldconfig > # make > # make modules_install > # make install > > The result will put the new kernel in the GRUB menu so you can > always go back to the old one if the new one doesn't work. > > Cheers, > Dick Johnson > Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.24 on an i686 machine (5592.65 > BogoMips). > New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/ > _ >  > > **************************************************************** > The information transmitted in this message is confidential and may be > privileged. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use > of this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > please notify Analogic Corporation immediately - by replying to this > message or by sending an email to DeliveryErrors@analogic.com - and > destroy all copies of this information, including any attachments, > without reading or disclosing them. > > Thank you. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/