From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 17 14:25:46 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 BB4F71065702 for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4372E8FC1B for ; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6HEOvFb032292; Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:22:27 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <1b1b33f10807080654s785f0f8aj487730337026a9e6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1b1b33f10807080654s785f0f8aj487730337026a9e6@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200807171022.27825.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:::1]); Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:25:40 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/7736/Thu Jul 17 09:11:09 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Kelly Black Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? 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, 17 Jul 2008 14:25:46 -0000 On Tuesday 08 July 2008 09:54:29 am Kelly Black wrote: > >Message: 4 > >Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:10:45 -0700 > >From: "Kevin Oberman" > >Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? > >To: Eugene Grosbein > >Cc: stable@freebsd.org > >Message-ID: <20080707211045.90F274500E@ptavv.es.net> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 > >> From: Eugene Grosbein > >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > >> > >> Hi! > >> > >> Today I've updated my 7.0-STABLE system using source upgrade path. > >> loader(8) boots it just fine but it's impossible to issue commands > >> using its command prompt mode (N.B.: beastie_disable="YES" > >> and autoboot_delay="2" are in my /boot/loader.conf). > >> > >> At boot time, I hit "Space" button to reach its command prompt - that works. > >> While typing of a command, I observe one of bad things: > >> > >> 1) it just hangs solid (keyboard LEDs do not switch) after a couple > >> of characters entered, or > >> 2) system spontaneously reboots while typing, or > >> 3) it shows endless flow of hex dump, presumably from BTX. > >> > >> Most of time it hangs, a couple of times I've got reboot > >> and once there was hex dump. I use vidconsole with PS/2 keyboard. > >> > >> Seldom I've allowed to type 'boot -s' and hit enter without a problem - > >> it boots system OK then. So, I assume there is a problem > >> with vidconsole input/output routines. > >> > [Snip ... ] > >> > > I am having a similar problem. I removed the config.boot file with no > change. Someone in this list posted the following links: Are you using a serial console? -- John Baldwin