> put a 5.0 kernel in the root directory of your file system with the name > "bsd50". At the "boot>" prompt, do a "boot bsd50". If the kernel loads > all the way, it's just an issue with the bsd.rd kernel. if it doesn't, > it's a 5.0-rel issue.
that's obvious and I should have thought of that myself, thank you. as for current/release, everyone who's responded seems to indicate that 'current' is relatively stable. I guess I'm just not used to that, coming from other projects.