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Date:      Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:32:22 +1100
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        rene@xs4all.nl
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: building multiple ( 2+ or more) kernels for easy switching?
Message-ID:  <20020219213222.R494@k7.mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020219112127.B5644@xs4all.nl>; from rene@xs4all.nl on Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:21:27AM %2B0100
References:  <20020219112127.B5644@xs4all.nl>

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On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:21:27AM +0100, rene@xs4all.nl wrote:
> Hi. I'm running 4.5-STABLE, and would like to know if it's possible to have 2 or 
> more kernel configuration files built (using /usr/src% make buildkernel
> KERNCONF=file) after one-another, and then installing whichever I need at a
> certain time using /usr/src% make installkernel KERCONF=file..

Easiest, IMHO, is to make one, install it, rename it, make the
second, install it, rename it. Then at reboot, press space during
the ten second delay and say "set bootfile /myfirstkernel" (syntax
may be a little bit rusty) to boot the first one or /mysecondkernel
to boot the second one.

But yeah, to build them just use different files in /sys/i386/conf
and all will be fine.

Edwin

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