On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:20:34 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> I do it this way. I keep at least two working kernels in /boot. If > >> I need to, I can edit the grub boot line to boot the old kernel if > >> the new one doesn't work. I do NOT use the make install thing. I > >> do mine manually and name them in my own little way to know what > >> kernel version it is and what version it is locally. > > > > make install does that for you, it also sets up the vmlinuz and > > vmlinuz.old symlinks so you don't need to mess with your GRUB config. > > But it doesn't do it the way that I do. I have used it a few times but > it didn't work like I do manually.
It sounds like you don't have a suitable LOCALVERSION setting in your config. Here it names each kernel vmlinuz-version-localversion. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 21: "Now, then ..."
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