On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:43:14 -0400 Michael Powell articulated: {snip}
> Keep in mind whenever you install a new kernel your present kernel > (and its matching modules) get moved to kernel.old. What this means > is that the GENERIC you have with a base install will be moved to > kernel.old and can be used in the event the new kernel won't boot. > Realize this: after the next rebuild process this kernel.old will be > replaced _again_. In which case you might now have 2 broken kernels > with not an easy way to recover. I inquired several years ago about the possibility of changing the renaming format into something like: "kernel_##_YY-MM-DD.old". The "##" would be incremented with each successive build on a given day. I thought it would alleviate just the sort of problem you are referring to and would make it easier to revert to a specific kernel if required. I never received even a single response so I guess it was not a well received concept. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ “I believe if life gives you lemons make lemonade… then find someone that life gave vodka to and have a party.” _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"