Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 17:39:54 -0800 (PST) From: wdr@tdl.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/15661: Handbook doesn't properly document booting other kernels Message-ID: <19991224013954.74DB914CD4@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 15661 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook doesn't properly document booting other kernels >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 23 17:40:00 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: William Richard >Release: 3.4-STABLE >Organization: William Richard & Associates >Environment: FreeBSD wdr 3.4-STABLE FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE #21: Sat Dec 18 17:33:07 PST 1999 root@wdr:/usr/src/sys/compile/SAFFRON i386 >Description: The FreeBSD Handbook suggests that the proper way to boot to an old kernel (after mis-configuring an kernel rebuild, etc.) is to specify the name of the old kernel at the boot prompt. This is not correct in 3.4-STABLE (and probably hasn't been for some time before 3.4-STABLE). >How-To-Repeat: Bugger your kernel configuration into an unbootable state, then try to load an old kernel using the instructions in the handbook. >Fix: The proper method to boot an old kernel is to press any other key where asked to "Press Enter to boot [kernel], any other key for boot prompt", then type: unload load kernel.old boot I'll volunteer to re-write this section of the Handbook, if no one else is already in charge of this. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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