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.Pp
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.Pp
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An example of usage might be:
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An example of usage might be:
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.Bd -literal
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.Bd -literal
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   nextboot -b  /dev/rwd0 1:sd(0,a)/kernel.experimental wd(0,a)/kernel.old
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   nextboot -b  /dev/rwd0 1:sd(0,a)/boot/kernel/kernel.experimental \\ 
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   wd(0,a)/boot/kernel.old/kernel
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.Ed
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.Ed
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.Pp
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.Pp
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Which would instruct the boot blocks at the next boot,
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Which would instruct the boot blocks at the next boot,
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to try boot the experimental kernel off the SCSI disk.
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to try boot the experimental kernel off the SCSI disk.
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If for any reason this failed, the next boot attempt would
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If for any reason this failed, the next boot attempt would
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boot the kernel
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boot the kernel
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.Pa /kernel.old
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.Pa /boot/kernel.old/kernel
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off the IDE drive.  (Assuming the write-back option were enabled) If this
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off the IDE drive.  (Assuming the write-back option were enabled) If this
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in turn failed.
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in turn failed.
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The compiled in default would be used.
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The compiled in default would be used.

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