On Fri, 02.04.2010 at 08:44:56 -0500, Chris Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > If you don't have access to a console remotely, then exactly how > would you type fallback /bsd.backup?
I would like to see a configuration option in /etc/boot.conf that I could use to specify a fallback kernel before I reboot to a new kernel. As said, eg. Grub supports such a mechanism, although I don't know for sure how powerful it really is. > I haven't used GRUB myself. Does it support remote access? Afaik, yes, but that's not the point. According to the documentation, grub detects if a kernel does not boot correctly, and then proceeds to automatically boot up to two different kernels after resetting the machine (ie, finally fails after three unsuccessful attempts). > Perhaps you should get an ISP with technicians or remote IP-KVM access. "Remote" does not have to mean "ISP" or "Hosting", it could also mean some remote site where you do something which requires a computer, but has nothing to do with Internet. Eg. I once saw a company that produces remote sensoring and data acquisition equipment and collects data over the Internet. These machines need to be serviced remotely, too, and in that case, often no personell whatsoever was within reach of at least a day of travelling of the affected sites. Kind regards, --Toni++
