Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1997 11:25:10 -0500 From: Prashant Dongre <pdongre@opentech.stpn.soft.net> To: Sara Gronim <sgronim@panix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel question Message-ID: <340C3DE6.21B9FF3C@opentech.stpn.soft.net> References: <Pine.SUN.3.94.970901205500.27230C-100000@panix.com>
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Sara Gronim wrote: > Hi, this is my first time writing to this service. > > Can i leave my generice kernel in place, build a new custom kernel and > then implemenet the new kernel at the boot prompt? Is this possible, smart > or in any way less risky than implementing the new kernel and keeping a > copy of the old one? > > -Thanx Answer to your question is YES..... when you get BOOT: prompt type '?' system would show up the kernel names in the root file system. Just type the kernel.FILENAME and system would load that kernel. Prashant.
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