Managing Linux® Systems with Webmin™ System Administration and Module Development

21.3. Booting a New Kernel with LILO

If you have just compiled a new kernel and want to be able to use it, you will need to add a new LILO boot kernel entry. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	After compiling the kernel, copy its compressed kernel image file (usually found under the source directory at arch/i386/bzImage) to the /boot directory. Normally it should be renamed to vmlinuz-xx.yy.zz, where xx.yy.zz is the kernel version number.
2.	On the main page of the Linux Bootup Configuration module, click on the Create a new boot kernel link to go to the kernel creation form.
3.	Enter a unique name for your new kernel into the Name field, such as linux-xx.yy.zz. Whatever you enter will appear in the LILO menu at boot time.
4.	In the Kernel to boot ...