From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 12 23:11:15 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC593106564A for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:11:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@rhavenn.net) Received: from smtp114.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp114.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE4C78FC14 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:11:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay21.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay21.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 29A7A2E40665 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay21.relay.dfw.mlsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: rhavenn-AT-rhavenn.net) with ESMTPSA id 109922E40664 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by alucard.rhavenn.local (Postfix, from userid 1001) id ED6E13F0D; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:11:04 -0800 (AKDT) Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:11:04 -0800 From: Henrik Hudson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100412231104.GA2376@alucard.int.rhavenn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Subject: what does "boot in safe mode" enable / disable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:11:15 -0000 I emailed a few days back, to -stable, about having issues running 8-STABLE in a Xen environment. I solved this, sort of. However, I didn't get any bites over there. I have a XEN HVM environment and it was given to me running 8-REL-p2 and it was working fine. I moved up to -STABLE and GENERIC wouldn't boot. After some fiddling, etc.. I tried booting it in "safe mode" and viola it boots fine. The system doesn't show any errors it just stops on "trying to mount disk: /dev/xxxx". Enabling "logging mode" doesn't show any difference between the stable kernel and the rel kernel when booting. So, I'm guessing there was some sort of regression, but I'm trying to isolate this. What does "booting in safe mode" enable / disable that would allow the system to boot successfully? Thanks. Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ----------------------------------------- "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF