On 0, "J.S.Sahambi" <jsahambi@iitg.ernet.in> wrote: > Currently I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. If I install the new kernel image > with the command: > > apt-get install kernel-image-2.2.20-udma100-ext3 ,(As I have ext3 file > systems on my system, I think this is the correct kernel:|) > > 1) will it install the kernel in a saparate dir and not mess up the dir > of older kernel? Yes. The only possible problem will be if your /boot partition is not large enough. > 2) will it add one more item inthe lilo for the new kernel and so that > In can select the older kernel at boot time, in case I want? I don't think so; I think debconf will ask you if you want a *new* lilo.conf written. I think it will create a backup of your old one, and you should be able to piece together a full lilo.conf from the new and the old one. > 3) and will I be able to remove this new kerenl in case I want and still > have the older kernel on the system. The older kernel will be left on your system. BTW I recommend grub if you have the time to work it out - it lets you boot an arbitrary kernel. As someone else has pointed out, the downgrade from 2.4.18 to 2.2.20 does not appear to make sense. Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide "My advice to you is to get married: If you find a good wife, you will be happy; if not, you will become a philosopher." - Socrates Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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