Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 16:50:59 +0200 From: "Thomas Weber" <thomas@youngarts.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: loader(8) not loading ?!? -> top STILL not working Message-ID: <009201c31af1$67d727a0$0400a8c0@NEUROMANCER> References: <04af01c318c7$88071570$0400a8c0@NEUROMANCER><20030513000533.GA962@gothmog.gr> <061501c31a29$d056b2f0$0400a8c0@NEUROMANCER>
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I managed to boot the server again and did the "boot0cfg -v ad0", but top is still not working. Okay, here is it again: When calling top i get: "top: nlist failed". OS: Relatively fresh installed FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE on ad0 and ONLY this. No costum rebuilt kernel nor world, everything straight out of the CD. Thomas 'Neo' Weber --- thomas@youngarts.org neo@gothic-chat.de ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Weber" <thomas@youngarts.org> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 5:02 PM Subject: Re: loader(8) not loading ?!? -> top not working > > things got worse :( > Somehow i was playing with the boot-process and found something about > /boot.config in the handbook and tried to modify it for loading > /boot/loader. So i added the line "/boot/loader" to /boot.config. Now the > Server does more or less nothing. :((( I have only SSH-Access to the machine > and now i cant even ping it. > There's a friend of mine who has no idea about unix, but physical access to > the server. > Is there any simple way i can tell hin to boot up the server without paying > attention to /boot.config? > > @ Giorgos: Definetly don't have rebuild the kernel, it's a fresh installed > 4.8 system (only made a cvsup and portupgrade on some ports). top wasn't > working even at the first boot. I don't know what failed at the installation > :( > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> > To: "Thomas Weber" <thomas@youngarts.org> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:05 AM > Subject: Re: loader(8) not loading ?!? -> top not working > > > > On 2003-05-12 22:46, Thomas Weber <thomas@youngarts.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > yesterday i installed a new server with FreeBSD4.8-RELEASE. > Unfortunately > > > now top doesn't work, when i call it i get the error "top: nlist > failed". > > > I saw in the handbook, that this is happening if /boot/loader is not > used > > > for booting, "but doing it directily from boot2". > > > > Actually it's the FAQ[1] that describes this in the "Troubleshooting" > > section. But this is not the whole story. Not booting through > > loader(8) is one of the two things listed there: > > > > : 5.22. Why do I get the error ``nlist failed'' when running, for > > : example, top or systat? > > : > > : The problem is that the application you are trying to run is looking > > : for a specific kernel symbol, but, for whatever reason, cannot find > > : it; this error stems from one of two problems: > > : > > : * Your kernel and userland are not synchronized (i.e., you built a > > : new kernel but did not do an installworld, or vice versa), and > > : thus the symbol table is different from what the user > > : application thinks it is. If this is the case, simply complete > > : the upgrade process (see /usr/src/UPDATING for the correct > > : sequence). > > : > > : * You are not using /boot/loader to load your kernel, but doing it > > : directly from boot2 (see boot(8)). While there is nothing wrong > > : with bypassing /boot/loader, it generally does a better job of > > : making the kernel symbols available to user applications. > > > > Have you by any chance rebuilt & installed your kernel only lately? > > > > > Uhm....... how can i change to loader(8)? > > > > That depends on what this computer has installed, but in general you can > > install the BootEasy loader using: > > > > # boot0cfg -v ad0 > > > > =============== > > WORD OF CAUTION > > =============== > > > > If you're running Windows NT, 2000 or XP I'm not sure if this is a good > > idea. These OSes tend to be rather picky and insist on using their > > special "loader". *ALWAYS* make sure you take backups of your MBR > > before installing a new boot loader. > > > > - Giorgos > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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