Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 05:49:31 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Jacob Rhoden <f3z@iprimus.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: retrieving kernel file from memory Message-ID: <20020225034931.GB27425@hades.hell.gr> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.2.20020223190529.00a05120@pop.iprimus.com.au> References: <5.0.0.25.2.20020223190529.00a05120@pop.iprimus.com.au>
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On 2002-02-23 19:07, Jacob Rhoden wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is really stupid but . . . > > I recompiled my kernel twice, then thought it might be a nice idea to have > a copy of the old kernel in case the system didn't boot properly. Is there > a (simpleish) way to get a copy of the current kernel in memory back on > disk? > > I do remember thinking at the time, i should copy my kernel, and thinking, > no, why would I want to do that? hehe doh! Although not an answer to your question, check the output of this command: % sysctl kern.bootfile You might find it useful :) Giorgos Keramidas FreeBSD Documentation Project keramida@{freebsd.org,ceid.upatras.gr} http://www.FreeBSD.org/docproj/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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