Hi and thanks. I'll give it a study and try again - this time I got as far as a successful compile based on 2.2.18 with SpeakUp 0.10a. However I got a kernel panic that's killed me and I don't know how to boot back to my /boot/vmlinuz.old as I messed up lilo.conf. Looks like another rebuild. If it's true that we learn by our mistakes then I'm going to wind up a real guru at this rate. Best wishes. Tim -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: 02 October 2001 16:49 To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: RE: New Kernel Survival Strategies On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Tim Burgess wrote: > Hi, > > This sounds like an excellent strategy to me. Would you be willing to > provide your lilo.conf as a reference for us newbies who have just fallen > foul of getting lilo.conf wrong? > No problem. Here it is. Beware, though, that your circumstances may be different, i.e. lba32, vga=, initrd's, and such things. The other important survival tool is a bootable floppy disk. Here's my /etc/lilo.conf: boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b compact prompt timeout=500 message=/boot/message lba32 default=current serial=0,9600N8 image=/boot/new label = new alias = n vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img-new read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/current label=current alias = c vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/current label=express alias = x vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "speakup_synth=dectlk hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/current label=litetalk alias = l vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "speakup_synth=ltlk hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/current label=bns alias = b vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "speakup_synth=bns hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/previous label=previous alias = p vga=0X317 initrd=/boot/initrd.img-previous read-only root=/dev/hda1 append = "hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda3 optional label=dos table = /dev/hda > Thanks. > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: 02 October 2001 14:53 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: New Kernel Survival Strategies > > > > Well, since we're on the subject of new kernel strategies, I've changed > the subject line. > > Now, I'd like to modestly offer my strategy. > > Here's what I do: > > I have three entries in my lilo.conf, previous, current, and new. These > are the image labels. In my /boot directory, I symlink the appropriate > vmlinuz to previous and current. New is actually symlinked to > /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage, which does work with my lilo and > bios. > > Now, when I gen a new kernel, I have to actively select it during > boot--and I have to specify the speakup synth parm. > > Previous is there mainly in case I make a mistake copying a new kernel > into current. > > PS: I use several synths on my laptop--including none. Each of these is a > separate entry in lilo.conf pointing to current and differes only on the > append= line, of course. > > This has worked very well for me. > > > On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > > > On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Martin G. McCormick wrote: > > > I second the advice to not fear configuring kernels. The > > > main thing is to first do no harm. If you have a working kernel, > > > by all means, save it. ..... > > > > Better yet, just leave it just as it is. After you compile your new kernel > > copy/move it to the /boot directory (or partition) and then make another > > entry in lilo.conf for the new kernel. You can copy everything from your > > current (hopefully working) entry changing the label and the name of the > > kernel itself. If this is the only modification, then you can boot back by > > simply doing nothing. If you want to try the new kernel hit the tab key > > right as the computer starts to boot. Then type the label for hte new > > kernel and hit enter. > > > > Things to avoid are believing you need to name your kernel just like the > > one that is there (probably vmlinuz). This is great for making it so that > > anyone can find it. But you can always refer to lilo as well. I name mine > > with a combo of version info and other stuff (such as 2.2.17-music for > > when I configured to use the also drivers). This makes it easy for me to > > tell what was for what. I like to keep multiple kernels arround. If > > something goes goofy in hardware one may be able to get by the problem. > > > > ======= > > Kirk Wood > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > "When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missle at > > a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." > > - President George Bush > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? 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