I have seen quite a few messages on this list concerning kernel upgrades. Since I have been using the bf2.4 kernel since installation time, I tried to install an optimized i686 kernel. I was hoping that after apt-get, lilo + initrd and reboot everything would be fine. It wasn't. I have yet to investigate what is missing. But I would like some general information about the process of selecting and installing a kernel. Why install initrd? To enable kernel selection at boot time (and get the old system back when something fails)? I have now /initrd on my system, but this directory is empty. In /boot there is a initrd.img file. After I boot I get a selection menu? Is this all there is to preparing a system for a kernel upgrade? Is bf2-4 a kernel with everything imaginable enabled and will I have to load extra modules for my system when using the i686 kernel? Apart from the fun of trying out new stuff and learning, will there be a real world performance difference when I use an optimized kernel? Those are the issues I can think of. Are there any other topics, gotchas or whatever to consider? Bob
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