Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:47:42 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: docs/84154: Handbook somewhat off in use of /boot/kernel.old Message-ID: <200507270747.42991.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200507271050.j6RAoSr5094638@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200507271050.j6RAoSr5094638@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Wednesday 27 July 2005 06:50 am, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/84154; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> > To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> > Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: docs/84154: Handbook somewhat off in use of /boot/kernel.old > Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 13:47:37 +0300 > > On 2005-07-26 22:57, "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys@opusnet.com> wrote: > > 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/. > > AFAIK, the move is made everytime "installkernel" runs. You can verify > this by: > > a) Copy /boot/kernel.old to /boot/kernel.saved.old and > /boot/kernel to /boot/kernel.saved > > # cd /boot > # cp -Rp kernel.old kernel.saved.old > # cp -Rp kernel kernel.saved > > Then go through a few "installkernel" runs and watch the /boot/kernel > and /boot/kernel.old directories. The submitter is correct. If you boot kernel.old and then do an installker= nel=20 it will just overwrite /boot/kernel. =2D-=20 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> =A0<>< =A0http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =A0=3D =A0http://www.FreeBSD.org
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