Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:12:22 +0200 From: Ian FREISLICH <if@hetzner.co.za> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot/loader broken? Message-ID: <E1GUzzS-000Hao-MI@hetzner.co.za> In-Reply-To: Message from John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> of "Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:44:33 -0400." <200610031344.33869.jhb@freebsd.org>
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John Baldwin wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 October 2006 09:00, Ian FREISLICH wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > After a build/install today, I can't boot my boxes:
> >
> > BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
> > Consoles: internal video/keyboard
> > BIOS drive C: is disk0
> > BIOS 633kB/2096000kB available memory
> >
> > FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
> > (ianf@testbed, Tue Oct 3 08:22:43 SAST 2006)
> >
> > can't load 'kernel'
> >
> > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
> > OK ls
> > open '/' failed: input/output error
> > OK lsdev
> > cd devices:
> > disk devices:
> > disk0: BIOS drive C:
> > pxe devices:
> >
> > I don't know what else I can get of interest from this interface.
> > It's happened to 2 of my test servers. They rebooted fine before
> > the upgrade.
>
> What drive controller do they have? Try backing out the recent commits to
> sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/btx.S in case they cause it.
It's an Adaptec 2410SA. I tried ru's suggestion and the old loader works.
Some time between:
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 245760 Sep 26 12:03 /boot/loader.working
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 245760 Oct 3 12:31 /boot/loader.broken
1.41 of sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/btx.S breaks the loader.
Ian
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Ian Freislich
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