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Old 09-01-2003, 05:01 PM   #1
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compiling my first kernel


I'm compiling my kernel from source (booting from a linux cd) and i have a crappy broken kernel. How do i delete the crappy one, or overwrite it??
 
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The old one is where your /etc/lilo.conf or /etc/grub.conf - standad location is /boot, filename vmlinuz. You can have more than one kernel copy, you just need to add it to lilo/grub.
 
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make mrproper
 
Old 09-01-2003, 05:33 PM   #4
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