From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 30 22:42:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1B0916A4CE for ; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:42:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from internet.potentialtech.com (h-66-167-251-6.phlapafg.covad.net [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6F0F43D58 for ; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:42:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working.potentialtech.com (pa-plum-cmts1e-68-68-113-64.pittpa.adelphia.net [68.68.113.64]) by internet.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EC2069A39; Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:42:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 18:42:00 -0400 From: Bill Moran To: Jason Barnes Message-Id: <20040730184200.146abe7b.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20040730153452.E1432@c3po.barnesos.net> References: <20040730153452.E1432@c3po.barnesos.net> Organization: Potential Technologies X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 22:42:21 -0000 Jason Barnes wrote: > > I managed to build a kernel that won't mount root. Furthermore, I > have a separate issue whereby the system hangs when I boot normally, but > works fine when in safe mode. > My question is: how do I load kernel.old and then run it in safe > mode? > Thanks for any help you might be able to provide, Interrupt the boot countdown to get the boot prompt, then enter boot -s kernel.old -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com