From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 22:12:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBFAB1065670 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) Received: from mail.netconsonance.com (mail.netconsonance.com [198.207.204.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C48588FC0C for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) Received: from [10.66.240.106] (public-wireless.sv.svcolo.com [64.13.135.30]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.netconsonance.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id mAOMCKgq089655; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:12:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jrhett@netconsonance.com) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at netconsonance.com X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.057 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.057 tagged_above=-999 required=3.5 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.44, AWL=0.383] Message-Id: <5A213707-E115-4E4A-9E4E-1D1994A2000D@netconsonance.com> From: Jo Rhett To: d@delphij.net In-Reply-To: <492B21D0.5060906@delphij.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:12:14 -0800 References: <84E1EC10-5323-4A8C-AD60-31142621DB32@netconsonance.com> <200810271151.47366.jhb@freebsd.org> <280616DD-A58F-4AE5-AB03-92C5F2C244EC@netconsonance.com> <492B21D0.5060906@delphij.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) Cc: freebsd-stable Stable Subject: Re: Can I get a committer to mark this bug as blocking 6.4-RELEASE ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:37 -0000 So boot from CD, go to LIVE filesystem, mount my root and copy only / boot/kernel? Are there any other modules I should copy, or settings I should change? On Nov 24, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Xin LI wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Jo Rhett wrote: >> This is now filed as PR 129149 >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=129149 >> >> Given the nature of this bug, can I persuade someone to mark this as >> blocking 6.4-RELEASE ? > > My wild guess is that this is somehow related to SMP handling since > the > installation process would install a SMP kernel, but the default CD- > ROM > kernel is UP for 6.x. Could you please try if you have the same > problem > with UP kernel? (Copy from LiveCD or something) > >> On Nov 5, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Jo Rhett wrote: >>> On Oct 27, 2008, at 8:51 AM, John Baldwin wrote: >>>> On Friday 24 October 2008 02:48:13 pm Jo Rhett wrote: >>>>> So I booted up by CD and used Fixit mode to switch the system to >>>>> boot >>>>> via serial (keyboard detached), but this gathered me even less. >>>>> >>>>> /boot.config: -Dh >>>>> Consoles: internal video/keyboard serial port >>>>> BIOS drive A: is disk0 >>>>> BIOS drive C: is disk1 >>>>> BIOS drive D: is disk2 >>>>> BIOS 639kB/4062144kB available memory >>>>> >>>>> FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 >>>>> (root@dessler.cse.b >>>>> >>>>> Plugging back in the monitor after lockup showed only a single >>>>> char >>>>> more: >>>>> (root@dessler.cse.bu >>>> >>>> This confirms it is hanging in one of the two BIOS routines to >>>> output a >>>> character. One thing you can do would be to boot up and do the >>>> following: >>>> >>>> dd if=/dev/mem bs=0x400 count=1 of=idt.out >>>> dd if=/dev/mem bs=64k iseek=15 count=1 of=bios.out >>>> >>>> Then place those files some place I can fetch them. >>> >>> Both files are at http://support.netconsonance.com/freebsd/ >>> >>> FYI, this is notable -- the keyboard does not respond at the boot >>> prompt. I mean the menu where you can escape to the loader prompt, >>> with the fat freebsd ascii art. No keyboard presses are observed >>> here. This is also true for the boot menu on the 6.4 installation >>> CD >>> too. >>> >>> No problems with 6.2 or 6.3 >>> >>> -- >>> Jo Rhett >>> Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source >>> and other randomness >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >>> " >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " > > > - -- > Xin LI http://www.delphij.net/ > FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkkrIc8ACgkQi+vbBBjt66BVUACcDLDK7Ubugt2sto8WKAYfxF0L > 93cAoI3bJ/7YcKQeVUmWTO9R2tOCOf6W > =dEk9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----