lily@vaio:/usr/src/linux-2.6$ sudo make install 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$ ls /boot/ config System.map-2.6.22-14-rt config-2.6.22-14-rt System.map-2.6.25-rc7 config-2.6.25-rc7 System.map-2.6.25-rc7.old config-2.6.25-rc7.old System.map.old config.old vmlinuz grub vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt initrd.img-2.6.22-14-rt vmlinuz-2.6.25-rc7 initrd.img-2.6.22-14-rt.bak vmlinuz-2.6.25-rc7.old memtest86+.bin vmlinuz.old System.map lily@vaio:/usr/src/linux-2.6$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst # menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 10 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) #hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=751970f8-2ac5-4524-aa14-32915ab607dc ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,3) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-rt root (hd0,3) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt root=UUID=751970f8-2ac5-4524-aa14-32915ab607dc ro quiet splash initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-rt quiet title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-rt (recovery mode) root (hd0,3) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-rt root=UUID=751970f8-2ac5-4524-aa14-32915ab607dc ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-rt title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+ root (hd0,3) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sda1 title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader) root (hd0,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sda2 title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader) root (hd0,1) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1