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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
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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/

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