Hi, I've never used GRUB, but I think the mechanism is the same as for LILO. When I want to add a new linux to lilo, I create three new files: config, System.map and vmlinux by mean of a ricompilation just as you've done. Now, you've to copy these three files in /boot dir naming them with a different name. Ex: cd /usr/src/testlinux cp .config /boot/config_testlinux cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinux_testlinux cp System-map /boot/System_testlinux.map At this point, you've only to add this new data to Grub configuration file. I don't now if, after this addings, you have to execute some commands with Grub. In the case of lilo, after the addings, you've to execute the command "lilo" to update system information about booting. Vincenzo Mallozzi. On Wednesday 10 August 2005 14:49, vidiyala prashanth wrote: > i'm new to kernel and would like to work on modules/device drivers > i have a dual boot system(win98 and linux 2.4.21-4.EL). > i wanted a third option in my boot promp as "test linux".for this i made a copy of the original usr/src/linux 2.4.21-4.EL as usr/src/testlinux and proceeded with the configure and compiling of this kernel and generated the bzimage and system.map. > i have GRUB(0.9).since i already have the bzimage and system.map in my /boot folder for my original linux 2.4.21-4.EL , now how should i accomodate the bzimage and system.map which i generated for testlinux in the same /boot folder , so that i can have total 3 options in my grub.conf. what does initrd do?how should i generate it? > > the boot prompt originally looks like: > > linux 2.4.21-4.EL > DOS > > > now i want it to look like: > > linux 2.4.21-4.EL > DOS > testlinux > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ___________________________________ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB http://mail.yahoo.it -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
