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Subject: loader question
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How do you make the loader _NOT_ load a kernel until after the
countdown?

On slow media (like NFS boots or VMware, or old AlphaServers) its
really painful to wait for the kernel to unload just so you can unload
it and then load an alternate kernel.

Thanks,

Drew

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