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Cc: Kamlesh Patel <shilp.kamal@yahoo.com>, hackers@freebsd.org,
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Subject: Re: kernel panic
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Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> writes:
> Kamlesh Patel <shilp.kamal@yahoo.com> writes:
> > How do i recover the system from this error. I can't reload the
> > loader.old
>
> If you press any key during the first spinner [...]  You can then
> enter the name of the program you wish to run - eg /boot/loader.old

That won't work - he changed the forth code, not the compiled code.

> (or directly load /boot/kernel/kernel)

That will work.

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