Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:30:52 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Switching between kernels Message-ID: <20020324163052.C281@fishballoon.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <200203241500.g2OF02U62813@dns2.s.bonet.se>; from peo@intersonic.se on Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 04:07:13PM %2B0100 References: <200203241500.g2OF02U62813@dns2.s.bonet.se>
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On Sun, Mar 24, 2002 at 04:07:13PM +0100, Per olof Ljungmark wrote: > Due to a problem with ES1370 not working with SMP kernels (there is a pr) i > need to switch between a SMP kernel and a PCM kernel. > > Question: Can I just eboot and load the appropriate kernel or must I do a > build/installkernel each time? Everything else is equal between > configurations. As long as the kernels are installed where the loader can find them (which I guess means on the root partition), you can tell the loader to load & boot whatever kernel you want. No need to rebuild or reinstall anything. Just hit a key to break out of the autoboot countdown, then: boot kernel.PCM or whatever you called the alternative kernel. Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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