Dan Mick writes: > 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.
Works only on amd64/emt, but, yes, a handy trick. I also sometimes write a script to copy over the binaries I'm changing, and then use "-m milestone=none" and "mount -O remount /" to move things back after an accident. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677 _______________________________________________ opensolaris-code mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/opensolaris-code
