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From: Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
To: Dev Chanchani <dev@trifecta.com>
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Subject: Re: Kernel Boot
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> I was wondering if anyone could help me boot the kernel to
> another kernel besides /kernel, ie, /kernel.bak or /kernel.generic?

At the Boot: prompt (when you're rebooting) type in the filename. Be 
quick or it'll default to /kernel. You can also specify options, like 
/kernel -c (to configure devices) or /kernel -s (to boot single-user).

I think some binaries expect /kernel to be the running kernel, and if you
reboot you'll go back to /kernel, so anything else should only be used on
a temporary basis. 


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