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Date:      Thu, 06 May 1999 09:09:08 +0800
From:      Wilson Tam <wiltam@singnet.com.sg>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: archsw.readin failed at boot
Message-ID:  <3730EBB4.1E52565@singnet.com.sg>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905051456280.24610-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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Doug White wrote:

> On Wed, 5 May 1999, Wilson Tam wrote:
>
> > I have recently cvsup the stable source (RELENG_3) to my disk. When I
> > reboot after I recompile a new kernel (configure, make depend, make,
> > make install), I get an error from the boot loader:
> >
> > elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed.
> >
> > then the new kernel refused to boot.
>
> Your old kernel is probably in kernel.old.
>
> Try rebuilding and reinstalling the boot blocks in /sys/boot/.
>

Thanks Doug White, it works! < very happy >

Wilson




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