Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 03:53:13 -0800 (PST) From: dmm125@bellatlantic.net To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/3005: can't completely install 2.1.7 release; sysinstall catches sig 11, hangs when booting from the boot floppy Message-ID: <199703161153.DAA21838@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199703161200.EAA22034@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 3005 >Category: kern >Synopsis: can't completely install 2.1.7 release; sysinstall catches sig 11, hangs when booting from the boot floppy >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 16 04:00:02 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Donn Miller >Organization: >Release: 2.1.7 RELEASE >Environment: >Description: Can't completely install 2.1.7 RELEASE. When the kernel boots for the first time, I did the custom installation, selected X-User for the distribution, labelled partitions, etc., and installed from a DOS partition on hard drive. After COMMITing, it extracts from bin, dict, manpages, src OK, but then I see the extracting info distribution for a second time and sysinstall hangs. VTY2 says: "DEBUG: Caught signal 11.. That's bad!!" This is when you install from the "boot.flp" or "boot4.flp" to do a fresh install (custom) on a 386 16 MHz. Seems like sysinstall is going into an infinite loop. >How-To-Repeat: My problem is probably unique, but just boot from the boot.flp image, select 'custom' install, X-User,..., commit. Sysinstall will most likely exit on signal 11 half-way into the install. >Fix: Many different approaches may work: 1.) Download entire 2.1.7 RELEASE, but use a boot floppy from a different distribution, such as 2.1.5, 2.2GAMMA. The kernel from these distributions may not be compatible, but as long as the right files are installed, it may not matter. 2.) install as far as you can - when sysinstall hangs, go to VTY4, cp /kernel.GENERIC /kernel, reboot, and then cd /dos/freebsd. Then, the brute force approach can be used, i.e.: cd /src; sh install.sh; cd ..;cd /manpages; sh install.sh, etc. Then, install XFree86 by hand, modify config files by hand. 3.) install as far as you can - then use a shell script to install the rest of the way. 4.) Obtain a fix to the boot.flp for 2.1.7 with a revise sysinstall. This may not be a feasible solution, since it may be unique to my computer. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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