Hi, Steffen.. I think it's better to compile a stable kernel such as 2.4.20 if you are newbie as I am. :) Leave the old bzImage alone in /boot, and modules in /lib/modules/2.4.18 as they were. $make xconfig [ oldconfig, menuconfig] $make bzImage modules $make install modules_install Everything should be OK, your 2.4.18 kernel is still in /boot, and the modules in /lib/modules/2.4.18 Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steffen Menne" <moneyfan1@freenet.de> To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:32 PM Subject: Compiling and installing a 2nd Kernel > Hi! > > As you may have already guessed from the topic of my message, I'm quite a > beginner in kernelprogramming. > I downloaded the 2.5.69 kernel tree and unpacked it into my home directory. > At the moment I'm using the 2.4.18 kernel, which is located as usual in > /usr/src/linux-2.4.18. > My question is: How can I compile and install the 2.5 kernel without > overwriting the modules and bzimage of the current 2.4 one, so that I can > switch back if something goes wrong with the 2.5? > I guess the bzimage only needs to be copied to save it, but what about the > modules? Just rename the directory recursively? > And please excuse me if I asked for something that has been discussed here > too much already, but I couldn't find an answer for my question anywhere else. > > TIA, Steffen Menne > -- > Steffen Menne > Germany > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
