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Subject: Re: Going back to generic kernel
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Hello,

>> My question is how do I switch back to the generic kernel? Many thanks

> /root/kernels is not booted by default.  I doubt this is the kernel that is
> running.
It is as I symlinked it.

> To run generic again, simply install the generic kernel much the same way
> you did the custon kernel.
>
> cd /usr/src
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC
> make installkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC

That was all that I needed. I just failed to realize I need to compile
it one more time and specify a generic one! Thanks!

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