Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 16:39:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher Shumway <cshumway@bsdi.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading -stable -> -current, boot failure? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010121638350.32552-100000@pike.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: <14820.10867.8261.441382@guru.mired.org>
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Mike Meyer wrote: > I've got a system with 4.1-STABLE installed. I mount -current sources > on it, do make buildworld/buildkernel/installkernel/installworld and > reboot. The boot loader runs, gives me the "booting default in..." > countdown, prints "|", and then stops. After thrashing the disks (with > *no* boot messages), I get a prompt from init. > > Since the same sources build and boot properly elsewhere, I assume > I've missed a step. I normally run mergemaster after installworld and > rebooting singleuser. Could someone provide the clue I've not got? Do you have an /boot/device.hints? This file tells the kernel where to find devices at boot time, including a console. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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