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Re: incorrect kernel version

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elliot Lee)
Sun Nov 24 19:37:17 1996

Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 19:35:26 -0500 (EST)
From: Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19961125003154.0069520c@email.psu.edu>
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On Sun, 24 Nov 1996, K. Harrison Liang wrote:

>         I downloaded and re-compiled the latest 2.0.26 kernel under RH/Intel
> 4.0.  But when I start up Redhat Linux, it still says "2.0.18" kernel.  I'm
> pretty sure I compiled the 2.0.26 kernel since I removed the 2.0.18
> directory completely before compiling the new kernel.  Does anyone know how
> to fix/remove this incorrect kernel message?  Thanks!

You have to do more than just compile the new kernel; you have to install
it. The easiest way to do this is:

cp /usr/src/linux-2.0.26/arch/i386/boot/zImage /boot/vmlinuz
lilo

Hope this helps,
-- Elliot

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