Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 20:50:58 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: mantar@netcom.com (Manfred Antar) Cc: rnordier@nordier.com, osa@etrust.ru, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CRUSH after recompile kernel... Message-ID: <199810031851.UAA01724@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981003111801.00a29100@192.168.0.1> from Manfred Antar at "Oct 3, 98 11:37:49 am"
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Manfred Antar wrote: > At 08:11 PM 10/3/98 +0200, Robert Nordier wrote: > >Manfred Antar wrote: > >> At 02:26 PM 10/3/98 +0200, Robert Nordier wrote: > >> > > >> >Better still, why not try the new i386 loader (/sys/boot/i386/loader), > >> >now that it supports ELF? > >> > >> How do you go about using /boot/loader ? > >> I've been using btxboot with elf kernel and it works. > >> I get a kernel symbol not valid when it first starts to boot but the kernel > >> loads OK > >> I'm using btxboot-0.8.2. > > > >Using the new loader should be as simple as > > > > cd /sys/boot > > make > > mkdir /boot > > make install > > > >though you should restore your standard boot blocks (ie. don't use > >btxboot). Then type > > > > /boot/loader > > > >at the regular > > > > boot: > > > >prompt. > > > >There's more to it than this, involving /boot/boot.conf files, and > >so on, but that should get you started. > > Thanks > Thats what I tried with elf kernels (both SMP an single CPU ones) but I > get a: > > Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode > fault virtual address = 0x36719cc7 > fault code = supervisor read, page not present > instruction pointer = 0x8:0xf0126294 > stack pointer = 0x10:f0291f84 > frame pointer = 0x10:f0291f98 > code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b > = DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1 > processor eflags = resume, IOPL = 0 > current process = 0 () > interrupt mask = net tty bio cam > kernel: type 12 trap, code=0 > Stopped at 0xf0126294: movl 0(%esi),%ecx > db> > > This happens after it starts loading the kernel. Hmm, I haven't seen that here. Well, not reason not to keep using btxboot if it works. I expect there should be a fix for this in a day or so. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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