Re: Linux 2.2.16pre6

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Wed May 31 2000 - 15:50:30 EST


Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > What exactly is wrong with 2.2.15 anyway, I was just about to upgrade mine?
> > Bye the way, (I am - I suppose a newbie) I only have 1 and a half years of
> > LINUX experience.
>
> Some memory usage patterns make 2.2.15 a lot slower than 2.2.14 - doesnt affect
> that many people but if you are affected you'll notice.
>
> > 5. cp System.map /boot
> > 6. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage
> ^^^^ somewhere ^^^^
>
> Then add it to /etc/lilo.conf (keep the old entry there too!) and rerun
> lilo

Most RedHat installations have /sbin/installkernel script which makes
things a bit more neat and tidy. Recent Linux-Mandrake versions of the
script automatically add the new kernel to GRUB or LILO menu for you.

        Jeff

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Building 1024            | it is the safest thing we have.
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