On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In order to have a "safety belt" I'd like to backup my current kernel > before upgrading (i.e. "make installkernel") my newly compiled kernel. > > Which files do I need to back up? > > I thought about > > /kernel (file) > /modules (directory) > > Anything else? > > TIA for your help,
"make installkernel" will rename your current kernel and modules to kernel.old and modules.old for you. I tend to explicitly grab a copy of configs (/etc) prior to using mergemaster; this is purely paranoia on my part. -- jan grant, ILRT, University of Bristol. http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/ Tel +44(0)117 9287088 Fax +44 (0)117 9287112 http://ioctl.org/jan/ Axioms speak louder than words. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"