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Re: Adding userconf to /boot and /boot.cfg



 >   Hello,
 >
 >     I have an amd64 machine where default kernels do not boot.  Sure, the
 >     problem should be fixed, but I'm lazy to track it down so I
 >     implemented something else that serves me as a workaround and will be
 >      useful in the general case too.
 >
 >     What I have done is add a 'userconf' command to /boot (and /boot.cfg)
 >     that can pass random userconf commands to the kernel.  This way I can
 >     disable a driver without having to rebuild a custom kernel.
 >
 >      Patch attached.
 >
 >      I know others are trying to do something similar.  But this simple
 >      approach merges well with other commands in /boot (e.g. load) and is
 >     simple.  I'd like to commit this right now.
 >
 >    Thanks,
 >
 >     --
 >     Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84%gmail.com@localhost>

Has this been committed? I don't see it in man pages.

Thanx


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