Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262139AbTKHVi7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:38:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262152AbTKHVi7 (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:38:59 -0500 Received: from kiuru.kpnet.fi ([193.184.122.21]:15005 "EHLO kiuru.kpnet.fi") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262139AbTKHVi6 (ORCPT ); Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:38:58 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.4] forcedeth From: Markus =?ISO-8859-1?Q?H=E4stbacka?= To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu Cc: Kernel Mailinglist In-Reply-To: <200311082059.hA8KxLZ2024645@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> References: <3FAC837F.2070601@gmx.net> <1068323168.25759.4.camel@midux> <200311082059.hA8KxLZ2024645@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-umhAbG55f5kv6JYGNFCX" Message-Id: <1068327536.15691.2.camel@midux> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 23:38:56 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1652 Lines: 49 --=-umhAbG55f5kv6JYGNFCX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable la, 2003-11-08 kello 22:59, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu kirjoitti: > On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 22:26:08 +0200, Markus =3D?ISO-8859-1?Q?H=3DE4stbacka= ?=3D said: >=20 > > trust me, it was hard to edit lilo.conf so I even could boot back to ol= d > > kernel when all the numbers just were jumping around) >=20 > And this is why you always leave at least one "known working" kernel in y= our > lilo.conf or grub.conf (I think I've got at least 4 kernels listed right = now > that are known to boot and be at least stable enough to build a kernel). = Also > good for recovering from broken framebuffer drivers, kernels that hang at= boot > before getting very far, and all sorts of other messes. Yeah, I have two "known working" kernel's there. but the machine can't be booted many times. so I decided to change it and I did. Regards. --=20 "Software is like sex, it's better when it's free." Markus H=E4stbacka --=-umhAbG55f5kv6JYGNFCX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: Digitaalisesti allekirjoitettu viestin osa -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/rWJv3+NhIWS1JHARAhJtAJ0VAeH8gL/yxXjWmS2PYzBcn9ZdKQCcDRSK pTQ7Tei1+XeDHGDKgGeE3Eg= =NR8U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-umhAbG55f5kv6JYGNFCX-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/