Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 17:03:50 -0500 (EST) From: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> To: jhb@FreeBSD.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: today's current: boot/loader and console Message-ID: <200201042203.g04M3rl10851@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.020103224742.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On 3 Jan, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 04-Jan-02 Mikhail Teterin wrote: >> After 25 days of uptime I rebuilt the world, and can no longer boot >> as usual. Both boot/loader and boot/loader.old (from Oct 30) flash >> the list of devices and immediately reset the computer. > > Any chance you could setup a serial console and catch the output? This is my only computer... >> My only way to bring it up is to press space at the right moment, get >> the Boot: prompt and load/boot kernel directly bypassing the loader. >> >> This works, but there is no console output (it goes from spinner >> straight into the login prompt). I guess, the console output is being >> sent down sio0, where there is an external modem now. Turning the >> modem off does not change anything... > > No, you have no console because you have no hints. If you statically > compile your hints into your kernel, you will have a console again. Why did it change all of a sudden? Did hints get blown away by installworld at's the point? Why is the serial console default? Thanks! -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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