RE: safe mode for kernel.old

From: JJB (Barbish3_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 07/31/04

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    To: "Jason Barnes" <jbarnes@c3po.barnesos.net>, "Jonathan Chen" <jonc@chen.org.nz>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:25:07 -0400

    I think you have missed some very important details. In 4.x releases
    when you do a kernel compile the system automatically renames the
    current kernel to kernel.old for you. There is also a kernel.generic
    which is always there.

    In 5.x versions the whole kernel boot process was replaced with new
    method and the auto rename of the kernel no longer happens on a
    recompile and there is no kernel.generic module available. Whoever
    added the new boot process to 5.x did real poor job of integrating
    the new pirated boot code into Freebsd. This should be reported as
    a bug by everybody who wants the old kernel rename process added
    back into FreeBSD.

    Submit Bug report.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jason
    Barnes
    Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:31 PM
    To: Jonathan Chen
    Cc: questions@freebsd.org
    Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old

    On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Jonathan Chen wrote:

    > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:50:40PM -0700, Jason Barnes wrote:
    > >
    > > Wow -- this is weird, but when I try that the machine locks
    up
    > > right after loading the old kernel, after the little -/|\ series
    finishes.
    > > Additionally, safe mode and single-user mode are distinct. Is
    there a
    > > boot -safe that will boot into SAFE mode?
    > > Thanks for your help,
    >
    > Unlike Windows, there is no SAFE mode. Single user mode is about
    as
    > safe as it will get.

            Then what's the safe mode in the boot screen in 5.2.1, and
    how is
    it different than single user mode? Thanks for your patience with
    me on
    this issue.

                                    - Jason
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