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Add a note how to use nextboot(8) to test a kernel only once.

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Approved by:	mentor (joerg)
Discussed with:	imp
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Alexander Leidinger 2005-05-25 21:03:13 +00:00
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@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
To test a kernel once
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If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
debugging information) run
make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
nextboot -k testkernel
To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
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This assumes you are already running a 5.X system. Replace