Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 18:46:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Thomas Dean <tomdean@ix.netcom.com> To: sgronim@panix.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel question Message-ID: <199709020146.SAA01596@celebris.tddhome> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.94.970901205500.27230C-100000@panix.com> (message from Sara Gronim on Mon, 1 Sep 1997 20:56:42 -0400 (EDT))
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I experiment with kernels by booting sd(1,a)/kernel.GENERIC in emergencies. The kernel installation process moves /kernel to /kernel.old. So, If you only build one kernel, you can boot kernel.old. However, each time you install a kernel, kernel.old getw over-written. So, if you build 2 kernels that will not work, kernel.old will also not work. To get around this problem, when I build a kernel that I am happy with, as root: cd / cp -f kernel kernel.safe This way, I always have a custom kernel I can boot, it rebuilding a kernel makes one that will not work. In that case, I boot kernel.safe. tomdean
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