Hey, compiling a kernel might seem like a daunting task; tedious config step but the rest ain't all that bad. First and for most, keep the current working kernel image around for safty's sake and create an alternate lilo.conf label entry pointing to this older kernel. This way if the new kernel blows up on you, just reboot with the old kernel, drop back 20 yards, and repunt the football:). Linux might not seem easy for newbies or the faint at heart but there are good safety nets available. The backup kernel is an excellent example. On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 04:39:21PM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > I have the scsi-mod loading in rc.modules and have the device hdd set as > ide-scsi and when this was done the computer locked up on boot up. I have > a ide hard drive on this machine and according to what I've read that > precludes use of the scsi kernel. Actually slackware provides kernels > that may be lots closer for scsi than the scsi kernel since that includes > all scsi drivers. I may just rebuild this system with the scsi kernel and > see what kind of trouble I can get this system into given all of these > circumstances. The criteria may turn out to be wrong. It may be if you > plan to use any scsi devices even if you have an ide hard drive go with > the scsi kernel, right now, I don't know and am getting curious. > > -- > Jude <dashielljt(at)gmpexpress-dot-net> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
