diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml index 3940a6afa4..7e8ac6b274 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml @@ -5465,15 +5465,17 @@ crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 41, 1 Oct 15 22:14 spx kernel config section of the Handbook. - It is recommended that you make a dated snapshot - of your kernel - in kernel.YYMMDD after you get it all - working, that way if you do something dire the next time - you play with your configuration you can boot that kernel - instead of having to go all the way back to + We recommend that you make a dated snapshot + of your new /kernel + called /kernel.YYMMDD after you get it + working properly. Also back up your new + /modules directory to /modules.YYMMDD. That way, if you make a mistake the next time + you play with your configuration you can boot the backup kernel + instead of having to fall back to kernel.GENERIC. This is particularly - important if you are now booting off a controller that is not - supported in the GENERIC kernel. + important if you are now booting off of a controller that + GENERIC does not + support.