> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 01:40:38 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> 20) Multi-staged booting. You don't need to change your MBR when you
> install a new kernel (or want to roll back to a different kernel). I
> think I've only been stuck high and dry w/o a bootable system twice in
> four years and well over 400+ servers.
With Linux, you're SOL if you screw up LILO. With FreeBSD, leaving the
MBR alone gives a much safer boot procedure.
Not only that, but with the console on a serial port _before_ running the
kernel...
Eddy
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