You can specify the name of the kernel to boot at the prom prompt.

	ie 'b netbsd.test'.

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On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Scott Ellis wrote:

> Is there some simple way to reboot with a kernel other than /netbsd (or
> more precisely, one other than what ufsboot wants to load)?  I'm used
> to doing something akin to "cat ./newbsd >/dev/reload" to try out new
> kernels, but I can't find any reference to a similar device on the Sun3
> port.
> 
> Short of a /dev/reload sort of interface, what's a good way to test
> new kernels w/o sacrificing the integrity (read bootability) of
> a system?
> 
>     Scott
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