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Date:      Mon, 19 Nov 2001 00:48:14 -0800 (PST)
From:      Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/32101: [PATCH] - Resolving an issue with the 'custom kernel' chapter
Message-ID:  <200111190848.fAJ8mEE09750@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         32101
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] - Resolving an issue with the 'custom kernel' chapter
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 19 00:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hiten Pandya
>Release:        5.0-CURRENT
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD nautilus.org 5.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #0: Sun Nov 18 21:21:15 GMT 2001     root@nautilus.org:/usr/obj/data/dev/src/sys/CURRENT5  i386

>Description:
This fix will resolve an issue i and other newbies used to have, which was not described in the troubleshooting section.  It was about unloading the kernel, before loading a new one.  I had several requests as i used to help people in my town, and they used to say it was not described in the FreeBSD Handbook
>How-To-Repeat:
visit the 'if something goes wrong' section of the custom kernel chapter in the FreeBSD Handbook, and it is in the 'kernel will not boot' entry.
>Fix:
The problem can be fixed by applying this patch to the source file (SGML) of the chapter, which is located at doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml (PATCH STARTS HERE)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

*** chapter.sgml	Tue Oct 23 23:12:36 2001
--- patch.sgml	Sun Nov 18 22:48:14 2001
***************
*** 1272,1280 ****
  	    kernels.  Simply choose the kernel you want to boot from at
  	    the FreeBSD boot loader. You can access this when the system
  	    counts down from 10.  Hit any key except for the enter key,
! 	    and type <command>boot
! 	    <replaceable>kernel.old</replaceable></command>, or the
! 	    filename of any other kernel that will boot properly. When
  	    reconfiguring a kernel, it is always a good idea to keep a
  	    kernel that is known to work on hand.</para>
  
--- 1272,1281 ----
  	    kernels.  Simply choose the kernel you want to boot from at
  	    the FreeBSD boot loader. You can access this when the system
  	    counts down from 10.  Hit any key except for the enter key,
! 	    and type <command>unload
! 	    <replaceable>kernel</replaceable></command>, and then type
!             <command>boot <replaceable>kernel.old</replaceable></command>
!             or the filename of any other kernel that will boot properly. When
  	    reconfiguring a kernel, it is always a good idea to keep a
  	    kernel that is known to work on hand.</para>
  

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