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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. EverQuick Internet / EternalCommerce Division Phone: (316) 794-8922 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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