safe mode for kernel.old

[JJB]

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 at freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jason
Barnes
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:31 PM
To: Jonathan Chen
Cc: questions at 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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