Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 15:35:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1 hangs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905191534420.9085-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199905181525.PAA54440@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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On Tue, 18 May 1999, Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I'm still having some trouble getting an upgrade finished > from 2.2.5 to 3.1. > > First gotcha was that the old boot loader does not recognize > the new (ELF) kernel format and always says: wrong format! or something > when trying to load the kernel. > > Writiung the new bootloader should be included as an option in the > upgrade procedure. This is why I don't recommend this unless you understand what the procedure is. > My system is a 486 DX2/66 in this case with 32MB Ram and a VLB Eide > controller. > > I was able to boot the 3.1 release generic kernel but > after linking a new kernel (adding ccd support since I have a > ccd device) and overcoming the missing atkbd, vga and some third > device that escapes me for the moment I was able to build the kernel. > > > lptattach() was flagged as being passed wrong number of argumwnts. btw. > (maybe it's deprecated anyway, but I'm just mentioning). the lpt driver changed, if you didn't notice. You should rederive your kernel config from GENERIC for 3.x. > But trying to boot the kernel in single user mode > make the keyboard lock at the single user mode prompt > when it is being asked for giving the root sh (sh): > > Since BOUNCE_BUFFERS is obsolete now I'm wondering > whether my system will see the full 32 MB. It should. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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