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Date:      Sat, 02 Oct 1999 10:29:47 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        Arnout Boer <arnout@xs4all.nl>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Choose a kernel on boot....
Message-ID:  <37F6410B.C3F239EF@3-cities.com>
References:  <199910021550.RAA39822@tomcat.xs4all.nl>

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Arnout Boer wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> while reading through the different manpages for /boot and so on
> I conclude that there is a way to choose one of the 'ready'
> kernels on boot time....
> 
> It would be pretty usefull to me to have
> the choice for
> 1) a smp kernel for most of the things
> 2) a sp kernel for StarOffice and maybe some
>    other strange stuff
> 3) a 'backup
>    old kernel whenever a 'src' problem renders the other two unbootable...

You already have this because "kernel.GENERIC" would be the GENERIC
kernel. This would be "sp" and always bootable if the original system
worked for you. The current file is called "kernel" and the previous
is called 'kernel.old". Once you interrupt the boot, you can boot the
kernel you want to use.

Kent

> 
> (This all on 3.3-stable.... )
> I can't figure it out through the manpages so
> any help is appreciated!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Arnie
> 
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