RE: System.map

Mike A. Harris (mharris@meteng.on.ca)
Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:01:45 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Ward Vandewege wrote:

>>/lib/modules/KVER heirarchy. It would be a much easier way to boot various
>>kernels and be assured the correct map file
>
>This _is_ already possible. Just do the following:
>
>Rename your System.map file to System.map-2.2.10
>Rename your bzImage or whatever to vmlinuz-2.2.10

No prob.

>Adjust lilo.conf.

Howso?

>No more need for a System.map file: when booting, the kernel
>will understand System.map-2.2.10 is the companion of
>vmlinuz-2.2.10 and use it. This way you can use any number of
>kernel versions with the correct map file.

Is this done with the lilo "map=..." option?

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