Christos Zoulas wrote:

> On Jun 14, 10:42am, pts@bom.gov.au ("Paul (NCC/CS).") wrote:
> -- Subject: Re: brand new 3.0 install has data fault: kernel panic:
>
> | Is that the GENERIC kernel?
> |
> |
> | it should be generic shouldn't it?
> | It was the default install.
> |
> | The machine is at home so i can't check now. doh.
>
> I guess so. Hmm. Are there any other kernels in the install CD?
>
> christos

-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  1761001 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-GENERIC.MP.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  1733753 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-GENERIC.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  1734346 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-GENERIC_SCSI3.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  2994692 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-GENERIC_SUN4U.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel  1070976 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-KRUPS.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel   963503 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-MRCOFFEE.gz
-r--r--r--  1 root  wheel   963656 Dec 19 15:08 netbsd-MRCOFFEE_OFW.gz
/mnt/cdrom_dummy/sparc/binary/kernel


mmm.

perhaps cd boot uses GENERIC and install puts netbsd-GENERIC_SUN4U.gz
on the disk.

is it possible to elect which kernel to install during install?

or hang on, perhaps i could boot from the cd,
then in a shell mount the disk,
then change the kernel.  derr.   good idea?

thks,
p.










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