Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:08:39 -0700 From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: eirvine <eirvine@tpgi.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Screen Blackness Message-ID: <3808E957.FEC45094@gorean.org> References: <38084BEF.DF198449@tpgi.com.au>
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eirvine wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> Just cvsupped stable, made a new kernel, made world, rebooted,
> and had my dinner & glass of wine :*)
>
> Came back and instead of my usual screensaver (fire) there was
> just a black screen. Keyboard input, mouse input etc did not
> change this. No response.
>
> I managed to login "blind" and issue a "reboot". At which stage FreeBSD
> rebooted. I'd like to provide more details -- but my hands - or eyes
> were tied.
>
> After a second glass, I've managed to repeat the problem.
Not to appear dense, but you haven't described what you need help with.
I assume that you want to find out what's wrong, so I would suggest that
you start by logging your build process to see where it dies. I would
suggest the following:
rm -r /usr/obj/*
back up kernel config file
rm -r /usr/src/*
download and install new sources
follow instructions for make world prep on the web site, tutorials
section
make -DNOCLEAN world 2>&1 | tee /usr/tmp/mw.out
Then you can examine the file it creates to determine where the problem
is and report back here.
Good luck,
Doug
--
"Stop it, I'm gettin' misty."
- Mel Gibson as Porter, "Payback"
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