Re: Regarding FreeBSD Custom Kernel

From: bsd hack (time_to_hack_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/16/04

  • Next message: Sue Blake: "FreeBSD Newbies FAK" 
    Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 11:06:24 -0700 (PDT)
To: Benjamin Sobotta <mayday@gmx.net>

    Hi,
        Thanks for the help... I still have a question:) !!!

    >> (1) Once I configure, make and make install the custom kernel... it will
    >> get written to /boot/kernel. Now I have already made a backup of the
    >> working kernel. what I need to know is when I get the boot loader
    >> menu(when it counts from 1 to 10) is there any way in which I can Include
    >> another option for my Custom Kernel. I want the default to remain as the
    >> working kernel... and I want an option for my Custom kernel in the menu...

    >No need to make a backup. The previous is automatically copied
    >to /boot/kernel.old. Besides you don't use configure, make, make install to
    >compile and install a new kernel but "make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL"
    >and "make installkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL".

    > http://www.de.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html

    I realize that a back-up is available on an install.... But what I want is when I get the loader menu I want to select between the custom kernel and the default working kernel... I want to add the option to the loader menu...

    Thank you
    HKR

                    
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