backing up kernel

[deleeuw]

Hey all,
Is there a way to "backup" the kernel? I realize this is a bizarre question, but I have to edit and recompile my kernel [so I can see my BSD partition], but, as I've never done this in linux before and linux is now my working os (where I get my emails etc.), I want
to be able to "undo" any mess I may cause in changing my kernel

THX

[MorphiusFaydal]

go to the kernel website (http://www.kernel.org) and d/l the newest one (development : 2.5.70), then build that with the see BSD partition in it. it will build to a different dirrectory, so your old one will still boot, if you set up lilo or grub to have two entrys for your linux partition, one for the new, one for the old. so, if the new one works, you can remove the old entry on your boot-loader and use the new kernel version. if you need help setting up the boot-loader, just search these forums or look at the help-files.

good luck!

chris

[deleeuw]

Cool! I assume that the same counts for RedHat 7.3?