From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1S1H2g-0005Zx-6Q for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:48:02 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CBCEAE0ABD; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:47:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qy0-f181.google.com (mail-qy0-f181.google.com [209.85.216.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57BB1E0653 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:46:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qcsd17 with SMTP id d17so979461qcs.40 for ; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:46:47 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of frares@gmail.com designates 10.229.137.65 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.229.137.65; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of frares@gmail.com designates 10.229.137.65 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=frares@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=frares@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.229.137.65]) by 10.229.137.65 with SMTP id v1mr4415664qct.44.1330174007956 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:46:47 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=i3x8h3M4I+aoNG2HpjfN2/fkZd+v9JA2S69v9/6/xws=; b=rtyCJLhcBBAvqaKSaKUXlmTmA4lrRO40ZojTtzCiSK7AjSR6flCO6RBuoy2efKTSjy dHRp0cmSj87XP/kezS7QPVFuh1YWybwD+BLmIBPDmLyYFa5VSFjuFmVR4hywnL9NYSe2 xcUttfiKPnuW8L6cb5lXFbUc7kVeeOl5FGJ+Q= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.137.65 with SMTP id v1mr3619725qct.44.1330174007885; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:46:47 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.158.10 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:46:47 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4F4846D1.7090305@gmail.com> References: <4F4846D1.7090305@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:46:47 -0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Safe way to test a new kernel? From: Francisco Ares To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0023545300043abeda04b9c945c4 X-Archives-Salt: 1f2c52ae-8606-44b1-983b-908d14b7e42d X-Archives-Hash: b56260f4c92a242a74f779337352d7c0 --0023545300043abeda04b9c945c4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Dale wrote: > Grant wrote: > >>> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a > >>> safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for > >>> me. When does that ever work? > >> > >> > >> You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only > mode. > >> There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit it. Press ENTER when > you're > >> finished, and then press "b" to boot your modified entry. > >> > >> That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current one > doesn't > >> work. > > > > I can't do that remotely though. I'm probably asking for something > > that doesn't exist. > > > > - Grant > > > > > > > There is a couple people on here that handle remote machines. I'd be > shocked if there isn't a way to do this. Just give them a bit to see > the thread. I vaguely recall someone mentioning this but since my > remote machine is about 20 feet away, I didn't make notes. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > -- > I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or > how you interpreted my words! > > Miss the compile output? Hint: > EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n" > That's right, there are many embedded machines out there with upgrades once in a while. Perhaps you would get better results asking at gentoo-embedded list. Francisco --0023545300043abeda04b9c945c4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
Grant wrote:
>>> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. =C2= =A0Is there a
>>> safe way to do this? =C2=A0The fallback thing in grub has neve= r worked for
>>> me. =C2=A0When does that ever work?
>>
>>
>> You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-= only mode.
>> =C2=A0There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit it.= =C2=A0Press ENTER when you're
>> finished, and then press "b" to boot your modified entry= .
>>
>> That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current one= doesn't
>> work.
>
> I can't do that remotely though. =C2=A0I'm probably asking for= something
> that doesn't exist.
>
> - Grant
>
>


There is a couple people on here that handle remote machines. = =C2=A0I'd be
shocked if there isn't a way to do this. =C2=A0Just give them a bit to = see
the thread. =C2=A0I vaguely recall someone mentioning this but since my
remote machine is about 20 feet away, I didn't make notes.

Dale

:-) =C2=A0:-)

--
I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!

Miss the compile output? =C2=A0Hint:
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS=3D"--quiet-build=3Dn"


That's right, there are many embedded machines out there with upgr= ades once in a while.=C2=A0

Perhaps you would get = better results asking at gentoo-embedded list.

Fra= ncisco

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