Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 01:11:59 +0200 From: Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com> To: Devin Teske <devin@shxd.cx> Cc: "dteske@freebsd.org" <dteske@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot menu's kernel chooser always lists kernel.old Message-ID: <CAPp9Orm5ZGRh4-BL0gC=jMQ3mKe96EQDaVmfj7oG5%2Bs7g7vDBw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <15FBEC62-3DB8-4A58-9E7A-C6B783D669D7@shxd.cx> References: <CAPp9OrkgfUr3xZPd7LuDs3e-__vCE1iLAAmCA2D_ume1L6iQew@mail.gmail.com> <CAPp9OrnYNyMGRsuZQ_NZ7SoXz2KX0-fWq9L1SyuH2BbzAdEWpg@mail.gmail.com> <15FBEC62-3DB8-4A58-9E7A-C6B783D669D7@shxd.cx>
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2014-05-27 18:50 GMT+02:00 Devin Teske <devin@shxd.cx>: > > >> On May 24, 2014, at 1:42 PM, Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 2014-05-24 22:41 GMT+02:00 Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com>: >>> When trying to boot /boot/kernel.old/kernel while the directory >>> kernel.old is absent, this text is shown: "error while including >>> /boot/menu.rc, in the line: >>> menu-display". >> >> Forgot to include build details, here they are: FreeBSD 10-STABLE r266623 > > Simple... don't try to boot kernel.old if it doesn't exist. > If you are unsure if it exists, don't select it. If you select > It and get the aforementioned error, it doesn't exist. kernel.old does not exist on this installation. > > There is no seatbelt for the kernel selection menu. > It displays the kernels listed (separated by white > space or comma) in the $kernels environment var > which defaults to "kernel kernel.old" in the file > /boot/defaults/loader.conf (you can override the > value by setting kernels in /boot/loader.conf Correct, however $kernels is commented out: $ grep -i kernels= /boot/loader.conf /boot/defaults/loader.conf /boot/defaults/loader.conf:#kernels="kernel kernel.old" # Kernels to display in the boot menu > > So if you really didn't want kernel.old to be shown > you can add kernels=kernel to /boot/loader.conf > > But should you suddenly create a kernel.old, the > value will need adjusting to show it as an option > once-again. > > The value of kernels is not dynamically driven > but must be manually maintained either by a > script or a Human. > -- > Devin Idwer
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