I did an apt-get remove although in lilo.conf I still have both = images listed. Can I remove Linux and then rename LinuxOLD to Linux? = Also this link -->http://www.linuxman.com.cy/rute/node34.html seems to ha= ve a good how to on implementing initrd do you have any other suggestions= ? Below is part of my lilo.conf = image=3D/vmlinuz label=3DLinux read-only # restricted # alias=3D1 image=3D/vmlinuz.old label=3DLinuxOLD read-only optional # restricted # alias=3D2 James > = > From: "der.hans" > Date: 2003/07/15 Tue AM 02:36:52 EDT > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Debian kernel recompile > = > Am 14. Jul, 2003 schw=E4tzte elemint@cox.net so: > = > > I did a kernel recompile with 2.4.21 but receive a kernel panic at ev= ery > > boot up and am now booting off of LinuxOLD (2.4.18 bf2.4) and I want = to > > try to recompile the kernel. How can I removed the failed "Linux" so= > > that it sees the current working kernel as Linux. That way I will ha= ve > = > apt-get remove > = > That should fix up the soft links that lilo is using. In any case you s= hould > examine /etc/lilo.conf and the soft links it points at to make sure > everything's correct. Don't forget to rerun lilo. > = > BTW, have you enabled the initrd in lilo.conf? > = > > something to fall back on if it fails again. I am trying to recompil= e my > > kernel so that I can enable UDF writing although even in the new kern= el > > (2.4.21) I do not see UDF write I only see UDF read, If I apply the p= atch > > will then I be able to write UDF's or if when the kernel is compiled = and > > there is only UDF read not write I will never be able to write with t= hat > > kernel? > = > You shouldn't need to patch to write UDF. I did not need to earlier in = the > year when I compiled a kernel for some UDF tests. I don't remember the > options I turned on, but they were standard in the kernel from debian. = I > think they're in the official kernel tree. > = > > While I was in menuconfig I selected help under UDF read and the dial= og > > box said that to write UDF's that there should be a UDF write below U= DF > > read in the menu. I do not see that though so even if I do get the k= ernel > > recompiled I will still not have UDF writing enabled, correct? > = > Sounds like something didn't get enabled to allow the UDF write portion= of > the decision tree to come available. > = > Hmm. Is there still a flag for 'experimental' stuff? > = > ciao, > = > der.hans > -- = > # https://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.AZOTO.org/ > # Freedom isn't everything, but without freedom you have nothing. - de= r.hans > = > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > =