Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 22:56:27 -0800 From: "Erik Stainsby" <stainsby@telus.net> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: unable to boot kernel.old Message-ID: <000701bf33ed$88d3a260$526635d1@ws1>
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Attempting to build my first kernel on 3.3-RELEASE
I got it wrong ... No problem, I'll just reboot and
load the old kernel right? Hmmm....
Well, I can't find a place to enter the name of the old kernel
I get the announcement that the kernel will be loaded
in 9 seconds, and that I should hit Enter or any other key...
At the prompt disks1a1:>
all my attempts to invoke another kernel image fail.
I have tried : (paraphrased)
disks1a1:> boot kernel.old
can't boot "boot"
disks1a1:> kernel.old
not found
disks1a1:> /kernel.old
cannot load -- kerenl module already loaded
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Arrgh. So I have loaded the live-fs CD and overwritten the
currently active kernel with the previous issue. The system
is back in service.
But...! Could someone explain to me how I could have used
the commandline at boot time to load a previous image? It
would be -so- much nicer to manage this situation.
(Now to tweak that kernel config ...)
Erik Stainsby
stainsby@telus.net
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