From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 4 06:12:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E68A16A415; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:12:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from if@hetzner.co.za) Received: from hetzner.co.za (office.cpt2.host-h.net [196.7.147.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F072943D4C; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:12:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from if@hetzner.co.za) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by hetzner.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.62 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1GUzzS-000Hao-MI; Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:12:22 +0200 To: John Baldwin From: Ian FREISLICH In-Reply-To: Message from John Baldwin of "Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:44:33 -0400." <200610031344.33869.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Attribution: BOFH Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:12:22 +0200 Message-Id: Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot/loader broken? 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: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:12:25 -0000 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 -- Ian Freislich