In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bruce Evans writes:

>> All you have to do is edit your /etc/fstab.
>
>Not so.  I would have to edit fstab back and forth to boot various
>kernels, and would also have to use devfs or MAKEDEV to get all the
>sliced devices created, and change boot loaders back and forth to
>get the slice number passed in a way that is recognized by all
>kernels of interest  (or change ROOTDEVNAMES back and forth) ....

Yes, you might in fact risk being dragged (kicking and screaming
I'm sure) into the middle nineties.

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