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Date:      Sat, 7 Apr 2001 17:09:41 +0000 (GMT)
From:      "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
To:        sean-freebsd-hackers@chittenden.org
Cc:        Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx>, Jason Victor <sloppyj123@yahoo.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: A novel idea....
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.20.0104071706590.625-100000@www.everquick.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010405014037.O8827@rand.tgd.net>

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> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 01:40:38 -0700
> From: sean-freebsd-hackers@chittenden.org
> 
> 20) Multi-staged booting.  You don't need to change your MBR when you
> install a new kernel (or want to roll back to a different kernel).  I
> think I've only been stuck high and dry w/o a bootable system twice in
> four years and well over 400+ servers.

With Linux, you're SOL if you screw up LILO.  With FreeBSD, leaving the
MBR alone gives a much safer boot procedure.

Not only that, but with the console on a serial port _before_ running the
kernel...


Eddy

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