From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 8 21:54:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 366DE1065676 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:54:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from don@siad.net) Received: from omr16.networksolutionsemail.com (omr16.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE898FC21 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:54:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cm-omr5 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr16.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id nA8LsqMd006746 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:54:52 -0500 Authentication-Results: cm-omr5 smtp.user=don; auth=pass (CRAM-MD5) Received: from [68.122.81.180] ([68.122.81.180:56936] helo=[192.168.1.66]) by cm-omr5 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id B0/38-25680-B2E37FA4; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:54:52 -0500 Message-ID: <4AF73E2B.9010404@siad.net> Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:54:51 -0800 From: "Don L. Belcher" Organization: SIAD Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090925) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: bootstrap loader problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:54:53 -0000 John Baldwin wrote: > On Sunday 01 November 2009 7:35:55 pm Don L. Belcher wrote: > >> New Dell 1737 laptop >> >> The following error occurs with versions 7.2 release and later >> this message is from 8 RC2. All versions tried with 7.1 release and >> earlier work fine, I tried 7.1, 7.2 and 6.4. I rebuilt 8 RC2 CD with >> "loader" >> from 7.1 release and the 8 RC2 comes up O.K. now. >> I have two questions: >> 1) is anybody familiar with this problem >> 2) is it ok to install 8 RC2 using the 7.1 "loader" >> >> BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02 >> Consoles: internal video/keyboard >> panic: free: guard1 fail @ 0xbb797074 from (diretory path to) >> common/console.c:94 >> --> Press a key (etc) >> > > I have not seen that before. Can you try compiling a loader on 8 that > doesn't include GPT support? (cd /sys/boot; make > LOADER_NO_GPT_SUPPORT=yes) > Sorry it took so long. I installed to hard drive and the "loader" does not exhibit the problem. The problem only shows up when booting from CD ROM. The boot from CD ROM works OK using the "loader" built with make LOADER_NO_GPT_SUPPORT=yes > A loader from 7.1 should work ok on 8.0. > >