[plug] RH7.1 kernel rebuild boot problem

[Paul Dean]

Hya,
At 10:48 AM 30/05/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>I am building this on a Pentium 233.
>As far as copying, I verified the file date/time of the bzImage file
>so I know I am copying the latest created image.

ok.

>I did not set processor options.  I assumed that when I do a kernel
>rebuild, the make file uses the current .config file and just updates
>it from the additional entries I am making.

you will need to set your ARCH(second option in menuconfig)


>Is that correct, or a bad assumption ?

mmmm...never assume, always check, remember "think Linux works for me, not 
I for it"

>In the future, once I have one working, I will save my kernel config
>files so I can return to a previous build.

this is ok, but you may need to update your .config file once in a while 
for new features.

I found it is better to try and start from scratch each time, while keeping 
a "backup" copy, helps you learn building and understanding kernels more.

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