From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 31 13:25:21 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4404A16A4D2 for ; Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:25:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta10.adelphia.net (mta10.adelphia.net [68.168.78.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A88443D41 for ; Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:25:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Barbish3@adelphia.net) Received: from barbish ([67.20.101.71]) by mta10.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with SMTP id <20040731132507.NTOH6319.mta10.adelphia.net@barbish>; Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:25:07 -0400 From: "JJB" To: "Jason Barnes" , "Jonathan Chen" Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:25:07 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20040730162954.P1557@c3po.barnesos.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: safe mode for kernel.old X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Barbish3@adelphia.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:25:22 -0000 I think you have missed some very important details. In 4.x releases when you do a kernel compile the system automatically renames the current kernel to kernel.old for you. There is also a kernel.generic which is always there. In 5.x versions the whole kernel boot process was replaced with new method and the auto rename of the kernel no longer happens on a recompile and there is no kernel.generic module available. Whoever added the new boot process to 5.x did real poor job of integrating the new pirated boot code into Freebsd. This should be reported as a bug by everybody who wants the old kernel rename process added back into FreeBSD. Submit Bug report. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jason Barnes Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:31 PM To: Jonathan Chen Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Jonathan Chen wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:50:40PM -0700, Jason Barnes wrote: > > > > Wow -- this is weird, but when I try that the machine locks up > > right after loading the old kernel, after the little -/|\ series finishes. > > Additionally, safe mode and single-user mode are distinct. Is there a > > boot -safe that will boot into SAFE mode? > > Thanks for your help, > > Unlike Windows, there is no SAFE mode. Single user mode is about as > safe as it will get. Then what's the safe mode in the boot screen in 5.2.1, and how is it different than single user mode? Thanks for your patience with me on this issue. - Jason _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"