[ale] hmm, some ?'s

Byron A Jeff byron at cc.gatech.edu
Wed Jun 16 12:42:40 EDT 1999


> 
> I was wondering what these files do. I find them in my /boot directory:
> boot.b
> boot.0302
> System.map
> map
> chain.b
> os2_d.b

These are used by LILO to set up a LILO boot. Best to leave them be.

> 
> also I recompile my kernel like this.
> make mrproper
> "Here I run xconfig and configure the kernel"
> make dep
> make zImage
> make modules
> make modules_install
> cp arch/i386/boot zImage /boot/vmlinuz-"kernelversion"
> "then I edit my lilo.conf"
> lilo
> reboot
> 
> I've been using this procedure for a while and it has always worked, but
> since I'm not an expert I was wondering If i'm missing something. Of
> course this is just curiosity. 

Nope. It's fine. I don't do a mrproper and it still works just fine.

BAJ






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