5) make backup copy of your kernel and System.map
#cp vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-default vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
#cp System.map-2.6.18.8-0.1-default System.map-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
#cp -R /lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.1-default /lib/modules/2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
6) create initrd
#mkinitrd -s 1024×768
7) check if new initrd was created:
#ls
and look for initrd-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
8) make backup of your current GRUB menu (in the case that you may screw up editing)
#cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_bak
9) edit grub menu whatever editor (I use vi, but you may use kedit.gedit, joe, pico and so on as long as you run editor with root privileges)
boot/grub/menu.lst
10) add new entry at the end of the file (copy original entry for Suse Linux 10.2):
title Suse Linux 10.2 kernel backup
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak root=/dev/sda2 vga=0×317 vga=normal video=vesa:1024×768@60 resume=/dev/sda3 elevator=deadline splash=silent showopts
initrd /initrd-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
important changes are marked bold. You may not have the other stuff or it may be different. Simply keep the rest of the file exactly the same as in the original entry for Suse Linux 10.2
11) save the file
12) restart computer and select from GRUB menu “Suse Linux 10.2 kernel backup”
if system boots successfully you have working kernel backup, now if Suse updates kernel next time and new kernel will not boot properly, you can always boot to Suse Linux 10.2 kernel backup which will never be modified (and safe from screwed updates)
举一反三的令一种方法：
ideally would be do something different:
1) install kernel sources
2) su to root
3) copy kernel sources to the new direcory:
#cp -R /usr/src/Linux-2.6.18.8-0.1 /usr/src/Linux-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
4) change directory to /usr/src/Linux-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
#cd /usr/src/Linux-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak
5) create config file
#make oldconfig
6) change kernel name (super important!!!)
by editing .config file (in /usr/src/Linux-2.6.18.8-0.1-bak) Tehre is a dot before “config”
scroll down to the line:
#
# General setup
#
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=”"
and change local kernel name version by adding:
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=”-bak”
if there is anything already written in the line
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=”"
delete old name remember that new name must have quotation marks.
7) save file
8) compile kernel
#make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install && make install
You just created a new kernel! Exactly the same as the running one but the name will have “-bak” at the end
there is nothing more required. in your GRUB menu will appear a new entry pointing to the new kernel. Old kernel will not be affected (if you did exactly as I suggested)
new kernel is invisible to Yast and will never be changed.
Because the latest kernel upgrade is a real disaster I would make backup copy of grub menu (as root):
#cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst_bak
now you can boot to the new kernel
you will get to command line (when booting to the new kernel) if you installed nvidia/ati drivers,
That is easy to fix of course. what is important, you have working Suse setup in spite of all Suse devs efforts to screw you up