Re: /dev/reload and swap remounting..

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On 25.03.98, 23:26:31, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote:

> we have /dev/reload, and it is only supported on Amigas, not DraCos, and 
> should
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^
Is that because it loads the kernel into ChipRAM temporarily?

> go away now that we have bootblocks.
> 
> ... it only works if you reboot exactly the same kernel... well mostly...
> ... and there are reports that it doesnt work at all, nowadays.

It works to some extent on my machine (A4000, WarpEngine4040), but after
rebooting via /dev/reload the system is very unstable and usually locks
up after a few minutes. After experiencing this one or two times, I always
rebooted "the long way".

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Bernd Sieker