Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:45:35 +0100 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: Andrew <andrew.chace@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newly built kernel fails to boot Message-ID: <20060216204535.3c4e7d9c@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1140117830.602.19.camel@netvista.network> References: <1140117830.602.19.camel@netvista.network>
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--Sig_QhKXRyq1.IOhpIMtEFCRGsv Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Andrew <andrew.chace@gmail.com> wrote: > I've just had a go at configuring and rebuilding a kernel for my > desktop machine. I read the section in handbook, and skimmed over > NOTES and the GENERIC config. I then copied GENERIC to NETVISTA and > commented out drivers/devices that I didn't think were relevant to my > hardware. config(8) is happy with my file, and 'make buildkernel' and > 'make installkernel' proceed without any errors. So, I ran > nextboot(8) and rebooted, but the new kernel hangs right after the > first line printed to the console; the first portion of which is > 'acpi.ko'.=20 =20 > # NETVISTA Kernel Config > # ACPI Video Extensions (LCD backlight/brightness, video output, etc.) > device acpi_video Just guessing, but man acpi says: |BUGS | If the acpi driver is loaded as a module when it is already linked as | part of the kernel, odd things may happen. Maybe having acpi_video in the kernel and then loading acpi as module triggers "odd things" as well. Fabian --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_QhKXRyq1.IOhpIMtEFCRGsv Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFD9NZwjV8GA4rMKUQRAiIEAJwLNX/I96/ODJXUUDwE0CL1Tzv46wCfQJVy KK3p9z7KFnFif5dSxXYQuzo= =N2YX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_QhKXRyq1.IOhpIMtEFCRGsv--
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