From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 15 06:57:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA29337 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 06:57:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA29332 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 06:57:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA10390; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 09:56:41 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199808151356.JAA10390@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: new kernel won't boot In-Reply-To: <199808151114.XAA05608@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> from Dan Langille at "Aug 15, 98 11:14:43 pm" To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 09:56:41 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dan Langille wrote: > I've installed 2.2.7 onto a new 5G drive. When I make a new kernel, it > stops booting at ed0 and then doesn't go any further. This new kernel is > a direct copy of GENERIC; I make no changes. Strange. > > Is this unusual? Shouldn't GENERIC just work? I've seen no errors > displayed. > > cheers. > Try again, being very picky about disabling devices... i.e. stop at the boot: prompt and give it whatever switch that is to enter the "disabler". DV -- Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message