From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Dec 11 17:20: 3 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mass.cdrom.com (castles535.castles.com [208.214.165.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23E314BC3 for ; Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:19:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Received: from mass.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA00709; Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:22:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199912120122.RAA00709@mass.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: Gustavo V G C Rios Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reboots In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 03 Dec 1999 23:04:44 -0200." <384868AC.C6D1CF2A@ddsecurity.com.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:22:31 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Hi! > I am sending this message, in order to get a help from you wizards. > > Just after turn power on, i get into FreeBSD boot manager, it is given > me three choices: > F1: DOS > F2: FreeBSD > F3: Linux > > Then, i select FreeBSD (F2)! Now, after BTX delay time to boot i time > ESC, what brings me into the following prompt: > > disk2s2a:> > > I issue the reboot command, what cause some register values to be > printed into the screen, and the message: System Halted. This is unfortunately common; some BIOS component can't handle the int19 chain being re-entered before it's reset. This is arguably defective, but it doesn't help you much. I'd suggest that you shouldn't use "reboot". Does alt-ctrl-del work? > I choose FreeBSD (F2), and this is what a get: > > Fatal Trap 22: FPU device not available while in kernel mode I think your machine is in a terribly inconsistent state at this point; you look like you're getting an FPU trap in the kernel. "Don't do this". 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message