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Re: installing new kernel



On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 18:25:05 +0100
Martin Kacerovsky <wizard@matfyz.cz> wrote:

> > > boot=/dev/hda2
> > > install=/boot.boot.b
> [..]
> > It's been a while since I've used lilo. I much prefer grub. 
> > But I wonder if the fourth line shouldn't read "boot=/boot/boot.b"?
> 
> Absolutely not, 'boot=/dev/hda2, install=/boot/boot.b' is right
> 'boot'  specifies the partition containing the boot sector
> 'install'  specifies the boot loader file (boot-text.b, boot-menu.b)

You caught my mistake, but I still think his install line is wrong --
look at it closely. It should be "install=/boot/boot.b". He has a period
in place of the second slash in the path name.

But I didn't help things any with my answer.

Kevin



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