From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 4 12:27:47 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89CED1065671 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:27:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 000.fbsd@quip.cz) Received: from elsa.codelab.cz (elsa.codelab.cz [91.103.162.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44E318FC14 for ; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:27:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from 000.fbsd@quip.cz) Received: from localhost (localhost.codelab.cz [127.0.0.1]) by elsa.codelab.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DCBF19E02A; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:27:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.1.2] (r5bb235.net.upc.cz [86.49.61.235]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by elsa.codelab.cz (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 56C8519E027; Thu, 4 Sep 2008 14:27:44 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <48BFD461.6070606@quip.cz> Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:28:17 +0200 From: Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.12) Gecko/20050915 X-Accept-Language: cz, cs, en, en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chih Liang References: <48BFC40C.3050309@ipeen.com.tw> In-Reply-To: <48BFC40C.3050309@ipeen.com.tw> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot failed after make installkernel from 6.3-RELEASE to 7.0-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:27:47 -0000 Chih Liang wrote: > Dear all, > > I've tried to upgrade my FreeBSD server from 6.3-RELEASE to 7.0-RELEASE, > but it is failed to boot after make kernel KERNCONF=GENERIC. > I didn't modify any file at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf, it was all default. > After done make kernel and reboot, system stop at: > > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > ad0: 38166MB at ata0-master UDMA100 > > I can't boot in single mode, but I can boot in safe mode, and it showed: > > Manual root filesystem specification: > : Mount using filesystem > eg. ufs:da0s1a > ? List valid disk boot devices > Abort manual input > > I type "?" for list, but it only show acd0 and fdc0, "ufs:ad0s1a" or > "ufs:/dev/ad0s1a" are not working > > I can boot with /boot/kernel.old now (6.3-RELEASE), I rebuilt kernel > again and again, but still not work. > I check the difference between old GENERIC on 6.3-RELEASE and new > GENERIC on 7.0-RELEASE, it has not difference besides new add in > 7.0-RELEASE. > > Is any one can help me? I don't want to reinstall...because I don't have > install cd... > > And sorry for my poor English, thank you for reading! What is your hardware setup? (post dmesg) I have bad experience with some old PC with nForce 2 chipset. This machine is unbootable with 7.x kernel, so I am using it with 6.3. (it can't boot even from 7.x CD) Miroslav Lachman