From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 5 01:48:47 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8597316A41F for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 01:48:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lars@adventuras.no) Received: from mail.adventuras.no (mail.adventuras.no [194.63.250.215]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6A7743D49 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2005 01:48:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lars@adventuras.no) Received: from cm-80.111.248.098.chello.no (cm-80.111.248.098.chello.no [80.111.248.98]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.adventuras.no (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jB51mRjt003825 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Mon, 5 Dec 2005 02:48:28 +0100 Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 02:48:27 +0100 From: Lars Kristiansen To: Torgeir Hoffmann , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <078926F0A6DF06AF3E86865F@cm-80.111.248.098.chello.no> In-Reply-To: <49515.80.203.90.5.1133741169.squirrel@webmail.uio.no> References: <49345.80.203.90.5.1133729775.squirrel@webmail.uio.no> <200512041318.41029.kstewart@owt.com> <49515.80.203.90.5.1133741169.squirrel@webmail.uio.no> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.1.6 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Adventuras-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Adventuras: du kan filtrere etter AdvSpamScore over 5-10 X-Adventuras-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-4.399, required 6, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-MailScanner-From: lars@adventuras.no Cc: Kent Stewart Subject: Re: Cannot boot with newly compiled kernel, or kernel.old after upgrading to RELENG_6 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, 05 Dec 2005 01:48:47 -0000 --On Monday, December 05, 2005 01:06:09 AM +0100 Torgeir Hoffmann wrote: >> On Sunday 04 December 2005 12:56 pm, Torgeir Hoffmann wrote: > > Hi again, > > tried to rebuild the base once more, after syncing up with RELENG_6_0, and > as far as I can see it worked like a charm. However, I still can't boot > the system after building a new kernel. Even when booting the system with > "boot -s", the new kernel throws a page fault, and reboots after 15 > seconds. > > I tried to follow the other lead concerning ACPI, although I haven't had > time to search thoroughly through lists. I tried using " unset acpi_load " > before "boot -s", but it still produces the same result. > > I'm starting suspect that it might have something to do with the nvidia, AFAIK If the nvidia-driver is from the ports you will need to disable it so you can later rebuild it in 6.0. You will probably find all the details you need with a search. -- Lars > as it is the last thing I see before the error occurs. I see: > > > nvidia0 //....some stuff I didn't catch in time - I assume hardware > details.... > Warning: Device driver " > > (page fault error similar to the one posted earlier) Also, I have no idea > why it produces a single double-dash ( " ). > >>> > Did you copy the 6.0 GENERIC config file into the one your >>> > buildkernel >>> make uses? > >> Probably GENERIC. I use the equivalent of >> make buildkernel KERNCONF=RUBY >> make installkernel KERNCONF=RUBY >> but I have then built into scripts. > > yes, I've had most things I needed in GENERIC, and loaded modules for the > sound - that's it. > >> If you have a KERNCONF entry in /etc/make.conf, it uses that. If it was > your 5-stable config file, it used it. >> >> Everytime they do an upgrade, you need to check it. Options come and go. > I didn't have a make.conf entry with KERNCONF - so I can only assume that > it uses GENERIC, and further I'd assume that I'd use the one that came > with the source checkout. Afterall, the world and kernel compiled fine, > the kernel does not, however, seem to be happy to boot. > >> If you haven't done an installworld, you shouldn't do anything but boot >> -s. >> >> You have to finish the install and then you can use the full boot. > Unfortunately, the bottleneck still persists - and I have a gut feeling > that I won't get anywhere booting the RELENG_5 kernel and installing the > base. I guess that'd would only make it more of a mess, than what'd I've > already made it... > >> I have had kernels that >> would immediately panic and the boot to single user mode is to catch >> them. >> >> You have a new user called _dhcp that needs to be added to group and > master.passwd. Then, you have what seems like 100's of files that need > to be updated using mergemaster. > > Thanks for the tip - I ran mergemaster -p before buildworld, and that > _dhcp user was added. > > Thanks for all help so far. > > Best Regards, > > Torgeir Hoffmann > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Med vennlig hilsen Lars Kristiansen A D V E N T U R A S Tlf: 22 20 59 90 Fax: 22 20 59 91 lars@adventuras.no http://www.adventuras.no