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Date:      Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:53:47 -0400
From:      Michael Proto <mike@jellydonut.org>
To:        Morgan Reed <morgan.s.reed@gmail.com>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: miniBSD vs 6.2-STABLE
Message-ID:  <467FC8EB.8020803@jellydonut.org>
In-Reply-To: <b024b3480706250436s6a141e79v5c7b29c9b7978fbc@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <b024b3480706250436s6a141e79v5c7b29c9b7978fbc@mail.gmail.com>

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Morgan Reed wrote:
> I now have my target PXE booting from my FreeBSD host (chalk one up to
> not writing config files at ungodly hours of the night, thanks to
> Danny for spotting the error.)
> 
> The boot is proceeding to the boot menu but after this the kernel freezes;
> With acpi.ko in the image the acpi module loads, the next spinner
> appears and the system freezes.
> Without acpi.ko I get the message "ACPI autoload failed - no such file
> or directory", the next spinner appears and the system freezes.
> 
> My kernel is a stripped GENERIC, essentially minus a bunch of network
> drivers (the driver for the adapter in the machine is still there ;o)
> ), and all the SCSI controllers.
> 

Is this embedded system booting with a standard monitor and keyboard
attached, or via serial console? What you are seeing seems to remind me
of a system that is configured to display boot output via video when
there is no monitor connection (from my own MiniBSD work with the
Soekris NET4501 and PCEngines WRAP platforms).


-Proto



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