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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 10:20:14AM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> # kris@obsecurity.org / 2004-04-04 19:02:07 -0700:
> > On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 02:35:53AM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> > > Booting a kernel with random compiled in, and load_random=3DYES in
> > > loader.conf causes a panic very similar to the one described here:
> > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-alpha/2003-August/000656.h=
tml
> > >=20
> > > "Hi Mark, please fix random.ko" :-)
> >=20
> > Sounds like a generic module problem that is known to exist on
> > FreeBSD.  "Don't do that" is the solution.
> >=20
> > You can unload the preloaded kernel and/or modules from the loader to
> > prevent it from panicking at boot, then modify loader.conf.
>=20
>     The fun part (and reason I asked whether there was a way to tell
>     loader to ignore loader.con) was that "unload" didn't help, it
>     showed the kernel and modules were unloaded, but subsequent
>    =20
>     load <kernel>
>     boot
>=20
>     or
>=20
>     boot <kernel>
>=20
>     loaded the the modules again, and I had to "disable-module" for
>     every individual module, about twelve times. Is that normal
>     behavior, or was there a pilot error somewhere?

I think it's expected behaviour.  My fingers know what to do to stop
this, but my brain can't remember it right now :-)

Kris

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