From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 27 06:00:37 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFDB216A41F for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5E3243D6A for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j6R60Xuh057572 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:33 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j6R60X7S057570; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:33 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:33 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200507270600.j6R60X7S057570@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, garys@opusnet.com Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D31F16A41F for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:56:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from opusnet.com (mail.opusnet.com [209.210.200.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 042D843D46 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:56:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: from localhost.localhost [70.98.246.232] by opusnet.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A2283199014E; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:56:56 -0700 Received: from localhost.localhost (localhost.localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j6R5vjqK035307 for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:57:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Received: (from jojo@localhost) by localhost.localhost (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id j6R5veeD035306; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:57:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garys@opusnet.com) Message-Id: Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:57:40 -0700 From: "Gary W. Swearingen" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: docs/84154: Handbook somewhat off in use of /boot/kernel.old X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: garys@opusnet.com List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:00:38 -0000 >Number: 84154 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook somewhat off in use of /boot/kernel.old >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 27 06:00:32 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gary W. Swearingen >Release: FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: n/a >Description: The handbook's concept of /boot/kernel always being moved to /boot/kernel.old is wrong (in two places). The move is only made if the currently running kernel came from /boot/kernel/. >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: -- In section 8.3 Building and Installing a Custom Kernel, change The new kernel will be copied to the /boot/kernel directory as /boot/kernel/kernel and the old kernel will be moved to /boot/kernel.old/kernel. to The new kernel and modules will be copied to the /boot/kernel directory but that directory will first be moved in place of /boot/kernel.old if the currently running kernel came from "/boot/kernel". -- In section 8.6, under "The kernel does not boot", change You cannot rely on kernel.old because when installing a new kernel, kernel.old is overwritten with the last installed kernel which may be non-functional. to Standard kernel builds write to /boot/kernel, with that directory first moved in place of /boot/kernel.old if the currently running kernel came from /boot/kernel. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: