dear all thanks for answering my ques re recompile kernel. i've some ref on how to recompile the kernel & change the lilo.conf for back up, just in case there is something wrong with the new kernel & i can't boot. My question: ============ how do i back up my old kernel & how to access linux using the old kernel if i can't boot from the new one if i'm booting from a BOOT DISK & not lilo?? ============ my current situation is this, i'm using suse 6.4, kernel 2.2.14 - it's on my 2nd hard disk, the 1st h.d. is windows. at first i boot my computer from lilo which is on the mbr of my windows hd. subsequently i reinstalled my windows & now i can't access lilo...so, now i'm booting form the boot disk supplied by suse. ================ thanks in advance for all your tips & answers. cheers tk __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq