sh /usr/src/linux-2.6/arch/x86/boot/install.sh 2.6.25-rc7 arch/x86/boot/bzImage System.map "/boot" In order to use the new kernel image you have just installed, you will need to reboot the machine. First, however, you will need to either make a bootable floppy diskette, re-run LILO, or have GRUB installed. Checking for ELILO...No GRUB is installed. To automatically switch to new kernels, point your default entry in menu.lst to /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-rc7 lily@vaio:/usr/src/linux-2.6$