"Robert A. Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just kinda curious...how important is it to place the new System.map file > (created when you compiled a new kernel) in the /boot directory? I have > compiled a number of kernels and, after looking at this discussion, I checked > my /boot directory to see if I had moved my System.map file after the last > compile. I have not. > > I have noticed no ill effects. > > What potential problems am I opening myself up to here? >
AFAIK the System.map just provides symbols for debugging kernel problems. Sometimes I don't have one and I get some junk spewed on the console at boot, but that's it. (Moreover, since my machine apm --suspend's when not in use, rebooting happens rarely.) -chris
