ok, i know this isnt quite 'secutiry' per se but in is *nix so.....

ok i tried upgrading from 2.4.10 kernel to 2.4.17 i got everything compiled and
everything made right ( i think, it didnt tell me otherwise, it would have,
wouldnt it?)then it all started to go wrong. i followed the directions in the
README file and did everything it said. ran lilo as root to update the MBR (i
presume) and then i rebooted when it was done..... with my new kernel..... or so

i thought.

it dose its "loading linux..............................." thing then linefeed
and it just blinks at me........ the curser. so then i tried to get into the
"safe mode" and that did the same thing. then i finally gave up and booted from
the CD MBR and told it to "load the intalled OS" so then it runs fine. ok so the

system isnt down, its just a pain in the ass to bring back up. so any way, i
restored the original kernel (the one that was there before i changed the link)
and updated the lilo.conf then told it to run lilo to update the MBR again.....
it didnt load it right! it tells me some file ( think it was some thing like
loadrd) cant be found. then i tell it to be verbose.... after finding the right
verbose level it says that the file gets created and put on the ramdisk (i think

thats where it was) but the link is there so........ then it tells me that the
file isnt there when it clearly is! only after that dose the program clean up
and delete the file. so damn it i cant figure this out and i think im working on

memorizing the lilo man page by now! aaarg! yes is tried -s and -S..... i tried
the command that it recomends in the man page to restore the MBR to what it
was.... and it still wont do it!

ok, i have a headache (i got a few kicks to the head today) and im really tired,

so with luck there will be the magic post in the morning that saves the day.

thanks all! later