Re: Cool lilo tip

From: <bryanm@acsalaska.net>
Date: Fri Nov 16 2007 - 17:58:40 AKST

On Fri, November 16, 2007 4:44 pm, Jon Reynolds wrote:
> bryanm@acsalaska.net wrote:
>> On Thu, November 15, 2007 5:58 pm, Jon Reynolds wrote:
>>> "If you are installing and testing the kernel remotely, you can instead
>>> specify to LiLO that the new kernel is loaded only for the next boot by
>>> using the following syntax:"
>>
>> Interesting. Since I don't do remote admin, I have to ask:
>> What happens if your 'test' kernel panics? How do you reboot?
>>
> Well maybe I just don't know Bryan, you ever consider that? ;-)
>
> Good question, I guess I could cause the test kernel to panic then see
> if it reboots the box or hangs. I'll let you know what happens.

Heh. You know more about it than I do. The reason I ask is that
the last time I booted a kernel that "didn't work", "didn't work"
involved freaking out and locking the machine. Maybe you've got
the charisma to warrant friendlier "not working".

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Bryan Medsker
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