From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 28 08:08:21 2003 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 07B0937B418 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 08:08:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zogbe.tasam.com (63-165-178-196.uterr.blacksburg.ntc-com.net [63.165.178.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CA2943FB1 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 08:08:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from clash@tasam.com) Received: from frigate (root@zogbe.tasam.com [10.95.95.5] (may be forged)) by zogbe.tasam.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h4SF8JlW083980; Wed, 28 May 2003 11:08:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <005e01c3252a$f9cf6a80$08695f0a@frigate> From: "Joseph Gleason" To: "Fernan Aguero" , References: <20030528145803.GA351@iib.unsam.edu.ar> Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 11:08:20 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Subject: Re: booting a different kernel each time X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:08:21 -0000 I would recommend just making a new kernel that can support the hardware of either machine. To the best of my knowledge there would be no problem going back and forth. As for the modules, I wouldn't worry about it. I believe that as long as both kernels are compiled from the same source tree, the modules should be the same. However, I am certainly not the King of Weasels when it comes to kernel modules so I may be mistaken. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fernan Aguero" To: Sent: 28 May, 2003 10:58 Subject: booting a different kernel each time > Hi, > > I need to send my everyday machine (pentiumIII) to repair. I will > take the disks and move them to a spare pentiumI so I can > keep working meanwhile. > > The problem is I need to have a kernel that will work with a > different processor and with a different ethernet card. > > My question: are there any issues in having two different > kernels and booting from the alternatively? I mean switching > kernels before booting so I don't have to 'unload' a kernel > at boot time and then load a diffent one. > > And: should I backup both the kernel and the kernel modules > under a different name (kernel.p3, modules.p3/) so I can > then boot from it later? > > Thanks in advance, > > Fernan > > PS: please CC me since I'm not subscribed to the list > > -- > F e r n a n A g u e r o > http://genoma.unsam.edu.ar/~fernan > _______________________________________________ > 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" >