Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:10:53 -0500 From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: loader prompt doesn't work Message-ID: <2fd864e0903300210i740ab4aaqf7c4df27550d677c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2fd864e0903300207w33ee40f8k6fb96ffd9ac8bf01@mail.gmail.com> References: <4451ccf20903300123p4df9c1d7k4c4138ad25d2d4af@mail.gmail.com> <2fd864e0903300207w33ee40f8k6fb96ffd9ac8bf01@mail.gmail.com>
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> Date: 2009/3/30 Subject: Re: loader prompt doesn't work To: "崔岩ccuiyyan@sina.com" <ccuiyyan@gmail.com> 2009/3/30 崔岩ccuiyyan@sina.com <ccuiyyan@gmail.com>: > Dear all: > > A quick question for loader prompt in FreeBSD OS. > > Recently i do some benchmarking in the FreeBSD OS, and today i decide > to enable some > > performance tools in the kernel which can be realized by building a new > kernel. > > Before that, i refer to the FreeBSD handbook for howto. > > It says that if i fail to load the new kernel, we can select the > "escape to a loader prompt" option. > > By loading the correct kernel, we can reboot the system. > > However, problem happens. When i select the "escape to a loader prompt" > option, i can input > > in about just 3 sec. After that, the system cannot go on whatever key i > hit. > > The whole system have 4 hard disks; and i install 3 OSes in the first 3 > hard disks which are > > Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD in order. All systems are booted using grub. > > > Any ideas? > > > > Best Wishes! > > Yan > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Are you using a USB keyboard, by chance? --- Harrison -- "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." --- Robert A. Heinlein
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