From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 13:54:31 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A4221065670 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:54:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kjblack@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 539018FC1D for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:54:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kjblack@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id p76so1200013pyb.10 for ; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:54:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-disposition; bh=7dEGGiKT8AFiIRhWpWYvuMr2Axwfc+X2btBLa0h6q8g=; b=l8WCkKEw/xQoGRoce3T8HsHmDA7ZkWeDU39ComylHp3N6p5Z7G4P2NXgvZzZSVumi8 mLTP2UFlmBDAmIuW7OjgSOWJpGycM1xc9otjMHUYHUTI/C7yRn1DqLJMtldOqzO6a0jC 0vS3X8QJ0as6k5xNpBXBqCo8r4T5/qs3iXdyE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=pRDGoPS9Qw2Ecc1XQz2KaBca/qD+0oHTUaWPvV6PD3ev/1OSnyrfCJog0AcMzqRPIs AY//Ytp5bEA4kbGDTAzE2rb4qEXLABXyD9pVNvRQyB7HRSHgsRIOjznvk6tUVmGhIUxV ccKgsh5HeTCM0mvkAz2sgL5Zss6kMeOHeMZGo= Received: by 10.141.123.4 with SMTP id a4mr830492rvn.294.1215525269510; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:54:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.136.10 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 06:54:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1b1b33f10807080654s785f0f8aj487730337026a9e6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:54:29 -0400 From: "Kelly Black" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:54:31 -0000 >Message: 4 >Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:10:45 -0700 >From: "Kevin Oberman" >Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? >To: Eugene Grosbein >Cc: stable@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <20080707211045.90F274500E@ptavv.es.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 >> From: Eugene Grosbein >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >> Hi! >> >> Today I've updated my 7.0-STABLE system using source upgrade path. >> loader(8) boots it just fine but it's impossible to issue commands >> using its command prompt mode (N.B.: beastie_disable="YES" >> and autoboot_delay="2" are in my /boot/loader.conf). >> >> At boot time, I hit "Space" button to reach its command prompt - that works. >> While typing of a command, I observe one of bad things: >> >> 1) it just hangs solid (keyboard LEDs do not switch) after a couple >> of characters entered, or >> 2) system spontaneously reboots while typing, or >> 3) it shows endless flow of hex dump, presumably from BTX. >> >> Most of time it hangs, a couple of times I've got reboot >> and once there was hex dump. I use vidconsole with PS/2 keyboard. >> >> Seldom I've allowed to type 'boot -s' and hit enter without a problem - >> it boots system OK then. So, I assume there is a problem >> with vidconsole input/output routines. >> [Snip ... ] >> I am having a similar problem. I removed the config.boot file with no change. Someone in this list posted the following links: > documented here; and yes, I realise you don't get a screen full of > continual register dumps, but different people saw different behaviour: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/JeremyChadwick/Commonly_reported_issues > > Also see these mailing list threads: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2007-October/078755.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2007-November/038214.html > Unfortunately I have not had a chance to test them yet. (It is hard to bring a machine down while it is running.) Sincerely, Kel -- _______________________________________________________ Kelly Black Phone: (518) 388-8727 Department of Mathematics FAX: (603) 388-6005 Union College e-mail: kelly.black@union.edu Schenectady NY 12308 (USA) WWW: http://blackk.union.edu/~black