linux-kernel - Re: COMPILING AND CONFIGURING A NEW KERNEL.

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Message-Id: <1175994676.2359.1183513514@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Date:	Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:11:16 -0700
From:	johnrobertbanks@...tmail.fm
To:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Cc:	"Ignatich" <ignatich@...il.com>, reiserfs-list@...esys.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: COMPILING AND CONFIGURING A NEW KERNEL.


> 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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