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From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Not able to reboot following the Hand Book chapter 9.6
To: Angelo Terrile <act@libero.it>
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--- Angelo Terrile <act@libero.it> wrote:
> I'm rather new to FreeBSD, I have tried to recompile
> the kernel but I
> failed, I tried to reboot with the old kernel
> following the instructions
> give in chapter 9.6 section: "The kernel will not
> boot", but I could not
> reboot following them. The instructions don't
> mention that at the boot
> loader prompt you have to unload the actual kernel
> "unload MYKERNEL" 
> before give the command mentioned "boot kernel.old".
> I'm using the
> FreeBSD 4.4 STABLE with an Intel Pentium platform.
> 
> Thank you for your attention
> 
> Angelo Terrile
> 

Hello Angelo,

I will submit a patch regarding the issue,
yes.. you are right..

you have to unload the kernel like...


unload [kernel name - usually kernel]
load [kernel.old] or [kernel.GENERIC]
boot


this should do the trick...



=====
regards,
Hiten Pandya
<hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
<http://geocities.com/hitmaster2k>
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