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Re: How to make a boot disk in debian?



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On Saturday 30 November 2002 01:39, damar thapa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am now trying to recompile kernel for the first time in Debian. I
> do not have a floppy to boot the system in case the kernel panics.
> How can I do that in Debian?

Normally, you don't even need a bootdisk. Just create a section in your 
bootmanagers config file (like /etc/lilo.conf) that starts a known 
working kernel as a fallback option and activate it (by running lilo).

- -- 
Embedded Linux -- True multitasking!
TWO TOASTS AT THE SAME TIME!
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