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Date:      Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:52:51 -0500 (EST)
From:      Brian Cully <shmit@rcn.com>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   kern/8565: New bootloader fails with new kernel
Message-ID:  <199811032352.SAA00472@natasya.noc.erols.net>

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>Number:         8565
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       New bootloader fails with new kernel
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Nov  3 16:00:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Brian Cully
>Organization:
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:

FreeBSD natasya.noc.erols.net 3.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Thu Oct 29 20:23:50 EST 1998     shmit@natasya.noc.erols.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/NATASYA  i386

This is an ELF kernel, I haven't tried with an a.out kernel yet.

-[Kernel config]-

ident		"NATASYA"

#
# Chipset options.
#
machine		"i386"
cpu		"I586_CPU"

#
# Boot time options.
#
config		kernel root on wd0
options		USERCONFIG
options		FFS_ROOT

#
# Debugging options.
#
options		DDB
options		DDB_UNATTENDED
options		KTRACE
#options		DIAGNOSTIC		# Extra sanity checking.

#
# File system options.
#
options		FFS
options		MSDOSFS
#options		"EXT2FS"
options		"CD9660"
options		FDESC
#options		DEVFS
#options		SLICE

# Allow FreeBSD to use Soft Updates, see LINT.
options	SOFTUPDATES

#
# Networking options.
#
options		INET
options		IPFIREWALL
options		IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT
options		IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE
options		"IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE_LIMIT=100"

# Network pseudo devices. Regular devices in the HARDWARE section.
pseudo-device	ether
pseudo-device	loop
pseudo-device	bpfilter	4

#
# Compatibility options.
#
options		"COMPAT_43"
options		SYSVSHM
options		SYSVSEM
options		SYSVMSG

#
# Miscellaneous options.
#
maxusers	64

#
# Hardware.
#

# Hardware controllers.
controller	isa0
controller	pnp0
controller	pci0

# Console interface.
device		sc0	at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty flags 0x03 irq 1
options		"MAXCONS=4"		# Number of Virtual Consoles.
options		"SC_HISTORY_SIZE=200"	# Number of lines in history buffer.
options		SC_DISABLE_REBOOT	# Disable CTRL-ALT-DEL reboot.
options		UCONSOLE		# Allow users to grab console (for X).
options		XSERVER

# I/O subsystem.
device		lpt0	at isa? port? tty irq 7
device		sio0	at isa? port "IO_COM1" tty irq 4
device		sio1	at isa? port "IO_COM2" tty irq 3

# SCSI subsystem.
controller	scbus0
device		da0
device		sa0
device		pass0

# SCSI controllers.
controller	ahc0

# IDE subsystem.
controller	fdc0	at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2
disk		fd0	at fdc0 drive 0

# Networking subsystem.
device		de0
#device		vx0

# Sound subsystem.
device		pcm0 at isa? port ? irq ? tty

# Miscellaneous devices.
device		npx0	at isa? port "IO_NPX" iosiz 0x0 flags 0x0 irq 13
#device		bktr0
pseudo-device	pty	16

>Description:

When booting the above kernel config, with sources CVSupped to-day
(03-November-98), I get the following message while booting:

config> autocheck gives assize=0 asp=0

The comes right after the memory probe. At this point my machine hangs.

>How-To-Repeat:

Boot the above kernel.

>Fix:
Dunno.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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