[ale] kernel config

[Paul Cartwright]

well, I read most of the linux kernel in a nutshell. I downloaded the new 
kernel, did some configuring... did the make... put it inthe /boot, and I 
wasn't going to play with it til my next reboot. Well my system froze 
tonight, so I decided to try to boot it. I got to the init 5, and ... no 
xwindows. Thought to myself it might be the NVIDIA driver, so I did the 
NVIDIA...run thingy, ran sax2 to config it, and. nada. pound prompt, no 
xwidnows. I figured I'd work on it tomorrow, so I rebooted into my know good, 
safe 10.2 kernel. NO XWIDNOWS, init 5 and a pound prompt. Here I am getting 
ready to go on a trip tomorrow, and CRASH!!!!
well, I fooled around with the install CD trying a repair, nada, same thing. 
Finally I tried just a startx, and I got a few errors about no XGL module in 
xorg.  Pounded out that line, ran init 5 again and VOILA ! xwindows!
remind me to BACK UP my system next time, before I try something like that!!!
I didn't think adding a new kernel source was supposed to screw with your 
existing install, but obviously, since I had beryl, and compiz, and an NVIDIA 
card, it is easy to screw things up.
lesson learned. At least I learned something about kernel installation today!
and backups.. ya never have a fresh enough backup...
-- 
Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux user # 367800