Re: Help: compiling new kernel

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From: Nicolas Moeri
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 00:00

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In article <34DFD2A2.8EA2FB64@radix.net>, Meryl Tseng <mtseng@radix.net> wrote:

>I am running RH5 2.0.32.  I downloaded 2.0.33 and ran make
>xconfig/dep/clean/install.
>
>The first time the new kernel did not take hold because my lilo was
>pointing to /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.32; I changed this to vmlinuz which is
>actually a sym link to vmlinuz-2.0.33.  I rebooted the computer a second
>time and the kernel took.  However, I lost my mouse and ppa Zip drive.
>
>I thought I could revert to my original kernel by reassigning the sym
>link, but the mouse and Zip were still offline.
>
>I followed the instructions in the README (make the three sym links and
>compile the kernel).  If anyone has done this successfully, please tell
>me how you did it.  Also, is there any way to keep the settings from my
>old kernel?
>
>Joe Tseng
>joe_tseng@hotmail.com

Have you restarted lilo ??

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From: moeri@dma.epfl.ch (Nicolas Moeri)
Subject: Re: Help: compiling new kernel
Date: 1998/02/10
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