Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 09:01:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> To: opr@securax.org Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot loader problems on alpha Message-ID: <15652.18227.133096.786540@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> In-Reply-To: <1025787294.259.12.camel@laptop.core.bsdaemon.be> References: <1025739770.261.17.camel@laptop.core.bsdaemon.be> <15651.43628.853445.578902@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> <1025769273.259.2.camel@laptop.core.bsdaemon.be> <15652.17215.813278.872265@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> <1025787294.259.12.camel@laptop.core.bsdaemon.be>
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Pieter Danhieux writes: > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 14:44, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > > > Pieter Danhieux writes: > > > On Thu, 2002-07-04 at 03:52, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > > > > > > > When the boostrap goes bad, you generally see much worse problems > > > > (like halts with out any output) You probably somehow managed to > > > > clobber /boot/loader when you were doing your installworld (/ full?) > > > > > > > > Did you make world or install prebuilt binaries? None of the changes > > > > on the 4.6 security branch goes at nywhere near the bootloader as far as > > > > I know. > > > > > > > > Try booting /boot/loader.old.. > > > > > > how can i make that it boots loader.old? > > > > Hit a key repeatedly after you see the SRM console start to boot. > > I usually use / Then you should get a Boot prompt. Type > > /boot/loader.old at that prompt. > > > > You didn't answer my question above -- what exactly did you do to > > upgrade this machine? > > > > i first cvsup'd source to RELENG_4_6 From where? Drew > then cd /usr/src > make -j 7 buildworld > make -j 7 buildkernel > make installkernel > make installworld > make installworld DESTDIR=/jail/www > make installworld DESTDIR=/jail/dns > reboot > and that was the end of the alpha-box :-) > > > Drew > > > -- > www.bsdaemon.be - securax.org - docs.bsdaemon.be > keyserver: pgpkeys.mit.edu PGP keyID: DA07EAE9 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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