James Carlson wrote: > Aubrey Li writes: >> On 10/10/07, James Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> BFU is the supported way to replace the ON bits. It generally >>> includes corrections for changes that have occurred in packaging. >>> However, it only updates ON -- which is a small part of OpenSolaris. >>> >> Err..., BFU is dangerous, too. > > Sure. Just much less so than "Install." > >> When change the code, developer can't >> make sure if it will cause kernel panic. While BFU overwrite the >> existing kernel image, so this is quite possible you will have no way >> to boot your system anymore. > > Yep. For what it's worth, LU and netboot are your friends here. >
Another trick I use all the time: once having installed a base unmodified kernel with normal install or BFU, I test small changes to kernel or drivers by installing the 64-bit version (just building and installing that module). If something goes wrong, I can boot the 32-bit kernel to recover. Handier than the ABE, netboot, or failsafe archive. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
