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From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make yer kernels
In-Reply-To: <200007110340.VAA01221@harmony.village.org> from Warner Losh at "Jul 10, 2000 09:40:28 pm"
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> In message <20000710140838.9426.qmail@camelot.bitart.com> Gerd Knops writes:
> : So what is the safest procedure for remote systems without terminal  
> : connection?
> 
> Hop in the car, go there and do it on the console :-)

For some of us that drive would be over 40 hours long, jets are much
more practical :-)

> Second safest: just do the installworld target -k after building and
> installing a new kernel and reboot.  Make sure you have a machine at
> the rev you are updating locally to try this on before needing to the
> update, otherwise you're back to step one.

Third safest:  Have local hands and eye's that can help recover things
when/if things go wrong.

-- 
Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25)               rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net


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