Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 18:26:33 -0500 From: Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Bob Willcox <bob@pmr.com>, Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>, hackers list <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: "elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed" on recent 3.1-stable Message-ID: <19990405182633.A33584@luke.pmr.com> In-Reply-To: <199904052311.QAA02484@dingo.cdrom.com>; from Mike Smith on Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 04:11:54PM -0700 References: <19990405165042.A32712@luke.pmr.com> <199904052311.QAA02484@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, Apr 05, 1999 at 04:11:54PM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > > It's actually the loader complaining, and it's typically "old loader, > > > new kernel" symptoms. Having said that, your world build should have > > > given you a new loader. > > > > How can I verify that I have a new loader? Where is it located? > > > > My /boot directory contains: > > > > bob@obiwan-p3 /boot> ls -l > > total 294 > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Apr 4 09:59 boot0 > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 512 Apr 4 09:59 boot1 > > -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 7680 Apr 4 09:59 boot2 > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 131072 Apr 4 09:59 loader > > Gosh, you know this just might be it. And it's been updated, so the > problem is that it doesn't like your kernel. > > It's possible that you have outdated sources, but apart from that I > can't think of anything that would cause it to fail if it's up to date. > > Try booting the kernel directly from the boot2 phase; when the spinner > stops briefly before the loader starts, hit a key and specify the name > of the new kernel. I have done that (its the only way I can currently boot the system). When I specify the *old* kernel it boots fine. Is there some specific outdated source I should look for? I am now suspecting that that might be the cause. Thanks, Bob > > -- > \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith > \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au > \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com > -- Bob Willcox The man who follows the crowd will usually get no bob@luke.pmr.com further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is Austin, TX likely to find himself in places no one has ever been. -- Alan Ashley-Pitt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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