Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 15:41:06 -0300 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@tcoip.com.br> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: module path? Message-ID: <3EA6DE42.9020601@tcoip.com.br> In-Reply-To: <16038.56029.799743.49248@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> References: <16038.56029.799743.49248@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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Andrew Gallatin wrote: > What's the official way to boot an alternate kernel these days? > > I upgraded the kernel sources and installed the resulting kernel and > *.ko in /boot/kernel.test/ > > I then booted, broke into the loader, and told it to load > /boot/kernel.test/kernel. When doing this, I expected that the module > path would get set so that /boot/kernel.test was first. Nope. > It auto-loaded /boot/kernel/acpi.ko. Then there was an > earth-shattering kaboom :-( > > Is there a way to boot an alternate kernel which sets the module path > for you? Sure. All documented ways. :-) boot kernel.test boot-conf kernel.test or even unload set kernel=kernel.test boot Of course, you can set the path by yourself. > > Thanks, > > Drew > > FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 > (gallatin@shout, Fri Apr 4 09:41:26 EST 2003) > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x27010c data=0x3bb64+0x3f870 > syms=[0x4+0x36560+0x4+0x422cb] > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] in 9 seconds... > > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. > OK unload > OK load kernel.test > can't find 'kernel.test' > OK load /boot/kernel.test/kernel > /boot/kernel.test/kernel text=0x3ed2f8 data=0x5b5ac+0x77848 > syms=[0x4+0x4ee50+0x4+\ > 0x5ed77] > OK boot > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x39d74 data=0x19d8+0xb28 > syms=[0x4+0x5800+0x4+0x74f]| > Copyright (c) 1992-2003 The FreeBSD Project. > <...> > io3 (APIC): apic id: 11, version: 0x000f0011, at 0xfec03000 > Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled > > > Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) Gerencia de Operacoes Divisao de Comunicacao de Dados Coordenacao de Seguranca VIVO Centro Oeste Norte Fones: 55-61-313-7654/Cel: 55-61-9618-0904 E-mail: Daniel.Capo@tco.net.br Daniel.Sobral@tcoip.com.br dcs@tcoip.com.br Outros: dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org capo@notorious.bsdconspiracy.net Osborn's Law: Variables won't; constants aren't.
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