Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 0:10:49 -0500 From: Andrew Lankford <andrew.lankford@verizon.net> To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie>, Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re: Latest MFCs break boot on amd64 notebook. Message-ID: <20040904051049.DWQM14580.out011.verizon.net@outgoing.verizon.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=____1094274649262_6MZUzLAcuR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > From: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> > Date: 2004/09/03 Fri PM 10:05:11 CDT > To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> > CC: andrew.lankford@verizon.net, amd64@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Latest MFCs break boot on amd64 notebook. > > Unfortunately, due to either a mistake on my part or a spiteful Makefile, /boot/kernel.old/ is totally gone. I wish it wasn't, otherwise I'd be able to look at the contents of my root partition more carefully. As you suggested, /boot/loader.old works almost as well as /boot/loader but the old version doesn't allow me to load/unload modules like I can with the new version. But it doesn't matter whether I'm using /boot/loader.old or /boot/loader. As soon as I have /boot/kernel/kernel loaded into memory and tell it to boot, the "-\|/" twirley spins for a fraction of a second, freezes, and the computer powers down a few seconds later. Unless I can figure out how to successfuly mount and run the userland on my root partition by way of the kernel from a 2 month old install CD or a cross-built kernel, there isn't much else I can do. It's worth mentioning that this notebook needs a small patch to address compatibility problem with the keyboard (it's in GNATS) so that the first probe won't cause it to reboot. I also compiled out ACPI, which has never worked right. Up until now, however, the notebook booted up ok otherwise. ------=____1094274649262_6MZUzLAcuR Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: null; name="replyAll" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="replyAll" SW4gbWVzc2FnZSA8NDEzOTEwRkQuMjA5MDkwNUBzYW1zY28ub3JnPiwgU2NvdHQgTG9uZyB3 cml0ZXM6DQo+QW5kcmV3IExhbmtmb3JkIHdyb3RlOg0KPj4gVGhlIGxhdGVzdCBNRkNzICh0 aGUgZWFnZXJseSBhd2FpdGVkIGJvb3QtdGltZSBtb2R1bGUNCj4+ICBsb2FkaW5nIGZ1bmN0 aW9uYWxpdHkgb24gYW1kNjQpIGNvbXBpbGVkIG9rLCBidXQgbXkNCj4+IG1hY2hpbmUgZnJl ZXplcyBhbmQgdGhlbiBwb3dlcnMgZG93biBzaG9ydGx5IGFmdGVyDQo+PiAiYm9vdCIgZnJv bSB0aGUgbG9hZGVyLiAgSSB3b3VsZCB0cnkgdG8gZ2l2ZSB5b3UgYWxsDQo+PiBtb3JlIGRl dGFpbHMsIGJ1dCBteSBvbGQgd29ya2luZyBrZXJuZWwgc2VlbXMgdG8gYmUNCj4+IGxvc3Qs IGFuZCBzbyBJJ20gcHJldHR5IG11Y2ggZG93biBmb3IgdGhlIGNvdW50Lg0KPj4gDQo+PiBB bnkgb3RoZXIgYW1kNjQgdXNlcnMgb3V0IHRoZXJlIHRyaWVkIHJlYnVpbGRpbmcNCj4+IHRo ZWlyIGtlcm5lbHMgaW4gdGhlIHBhc3QgZmV3IGhvdXJzPw0KPj4gDQo+PiBBbmRyZXcgTGFu a2ZvcmQNCj4+IA0KPg0KPldlcmUgeW91IGFjdHVhbGx5IHRyeWluZyB0byBsb2FkIGFueSBt b2R1bGVzIGZyb20gdGhlIGxvYWRlciwNCj5vciB3YXMgaXQganVzdCBsb2FkaW5nIGluIHRo ZSBrZXJuZWw/ICBBbHNvLCBoYXZlIHlvdSB0cmllZA0KPnJ1bm5pbmcgYSA2LUNVUlJFTlQg c3lzdGVtIGZvciBjb21wYXJpc29uPw0KDQpBbnkgZnVydGhlciBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbiB5b3Ug Y2FuIHByb3ZpZGUgd291bGQgYmUgYXBwcmVjaWF0ZWQuICBGb3INCmV4YW1wbGUsIGRvIGFu eSBrZXJuZWwgbWVzc2FnZXMgYXBwZWFyIGJlZm9yZSB0aGUgZnJlZXplPyBXaGF0IGRvZXMN CiJsc21vZCIgZnJvbSB0aGUgbG9hZGVyIG91dHB1dCwgYW5kIEkgcHJlc3VtZSB5b3UndmUg dHJpZWQgYm9vdGluZw0Ka2VybmVsLm9sZCAoInVubG9hZCIsICJsb2FkIC9ib290L2tlcm5l bC5vbGQva2VybmVsIiwgImJvb3QiKT8NCg0KWW91IGNvdWxkIGFsc28gdHJ5IGJvb3Rpbmcg d2l0aCB0aGUgb2xkIGxvYWRlciBieSBpbnRlcnJ1cHRpbmcgdGhlDQpib290IHByb2Nlc3Mg YnkgcHJlc3NpbmcgYSBrZXkgaW1tZWRpYXRlbHkgYWZ0ZXIgdGhlIGZpcnN0IG9mIHRoZQ0K fC8tXCBzZXF1ZW5jZSBhcHBlYXJzLiAgWW91IHNob3VsZCBnZXQgYSBwcm9tcHQgbGlrZToN Cg0KCT4+IEZyZWVCU0QvaTM4NiBCT09UDQoJRGVmYXVsdDogMDphZCgwLGEpL2Jvb3QvbG9h ZGVyDQoJYm9vdDoNCg0KRW50ZXINCg0KCTA6YWQoMCxhKS9ib290L2xvYWRlci5vbGQNCg0K YW5kIHNlZSBpZiB0aGF0IGFsbG93cyB5b3UgdG8gYm9vdC4NCg0KSWFuDQo= ------=____1094274649262_6MZUzLAcuR--
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