Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Freddie Cash
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Freddie Cash wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best >wrote: > > > >> hi there, > >> > >> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current > >> kernel > >> to /

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Julian Elischer
On 8/14/11 3:27 AM, Eduardo Morras wrote: At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: - Original Message - From: "Alexander Best" i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Freddie Cash writes: > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > >> hi there, >> >> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current >> kernel >> to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as >> the >> results of target installker

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Freddie Cash wrote: > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > >> hi there, >> >> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current >> kernel >> to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as >> the

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Freddie Cash
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > hi there, > > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current > kernel > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as > the > results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Alexander Best
On Sun Aug 14 11, Test Rat wrote: > Test Rat writes: > > > Eduardo Morras writes: > > > >> At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the > current kernel > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boo

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Test Rat writes: > Eduardo Morras writes: > >> At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target instal

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Test Rat
Eduardo Morras writes: > At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: >>> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the >>> current kernel >>>to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the >>> results of target installkernel, we create a unique dire

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-14 Thread Eduardo Morras
At 22:06 13/08/2011, Steven Hartland wrote: - Original Message - From: "Alexander Best" i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we crea

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > On Sat Aug 13 11, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: >> >>> hi there, >>> >>> i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current >>> kernel >>> to /boot/kernel.old and then inst

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Steven Hartland
- Original Message - From: "Alexander Best" i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name for the old kernel

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Alexander Best
On Sat Aug 13 11, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > > > hi there, > > > > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current > > kernel > > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as > > the > > res

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Aug 13, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Alexander Best wrote: > hi there, > > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the > results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Alexander Best
On Sat Aug 13 11, Chris Rees wrote: > On 13 August 2011 20:51, Alexander Best wrote: > > hi there, > > > > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current > > kernel > > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as > > the > > results of targe

Re: [rfc] replacing /boot/kernel.old with a unique directory name

2011-08-13 Thread Chris Rees
On 13 August 2011 20:51, Alexander Best wrote: > hi there, > > i just had the following idea: how about instead of copying the current kernel > to /boot/kernel.old and then installing the new one under /boot/kernel as the > results of target installkernel, we create a unique directory name for the