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Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 20:56:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sara Gronim <sgronim@panix.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Kernel question
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Hi, this is my first time writing to this service.

Can i leave my generice kernel in place, build a new custom kernel and
then implemenet the new kernel at the boot prompt? Is this possible, smart
or in any way less risky than implementing the new kernel and keeping a
copy of the old one?


		-Thanx