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Re: Do I need modify lilo.conf after install new kernel image ?



Quoting Alex Kwan (alexkwan@pacific.net.hk):
> 
> After I using dpkg -i to install kernel image
> (kernel-image-2.2.14-ide_2.2.14-3.deb),
> Do I need modify the /etc/lilo.conf to config the system to use this new
> kernel?

Only if the parameters are now wrong, and need changing.

What *is* important is that you run lilo even if you don't change
/etc/lilo.conf (which may not be obvious at first sight). The
contents of the boot sector have to be changed for the new kernel's
location at the very least.

Cheers,

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