Re: Selecting between kernel images
On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 08:53:01PM +1000, Stuart Longland wrote:
> Hi,
> Just wondering, I occasionally try to roll my own kernel for the Indy
> I've got here, I'd like to move it up to 2.6.0-test4 (probably vanilla
> source if it's close enough to mips) however, I've got a minor problem
> installing multiple kernel images.
>
> What I normally do is I build the kernel, then dump the kernel image
> into the volume header using dvhtool. However, for some reason, the
> volume header on this box was set to about 5 cylendars in size, by the
> Debian installer, and I usually end up removing the old kernel image
> (copying it to the root partition) and replacing it with the image.
>
> This works fine -- except that if the kernel doesn't work (which has
> been every time thus far), I have to open the box up, plug in the SCSI
> CD-ROM drive into the cable and boot off the Debian boot CD in order to
> restore the old kernel image.
>
> Is there a better way of doing this, and if so, where can I find out
> some more information?
look for arcboot package.
ladis
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