Hi , compiling code after making change to EXTRAVERSION variable in /usr/src/linux/Makefile could help. eg:EXTRAVERSION=abc would store all modules in /lib/modules/2....abc/... So when u want to use your new version use this directory. john --- bunty <bunty123_4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello, > I am doing kernel programming by making changes to > kernel. what my problem is that how can i keep same > linux kernel 2.4.24 with 2 copies. one is working on > Fedora core 1 and another is modified version. what > problem i face is that if i compile either one its > /lib/modules/2.4.24 will get overwritten and each > time i have to compile the kernel which i want to > work on? is there any way to solve this issue? > regards, > parag. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/