Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:12:49 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Andrew Lankford <lankfordandrew@charter.net> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System borked: loader stack overflow. Message-ID: <20090118071249.GK16116@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <49729D80.8010506@charter.net> References: <49729D80.8010506@charter.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 2009-Jan-17 22:09:52 -0500, Andrew Lankford <lankfordandrew@charter.net> wrote: >After rebuilding world from 7-stable after cvsup, I can no longer boot. >The loader tries to load the kernel but instead locks up with a stack >overflow. Wish I could send more details, but I'll have to find another >way to boot up my system first. If you press any key during the first spinner, you should get a prompt similar to the following: >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/boot/loader boot: You can then enter the name of the program you wish to run - eg /boot/loader.old (or directly load /boot/kernel/kernel) See the following for a more complete description: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=boot&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+7.1-RELEASE&format=html Alternatively, you could boot off a "live filesystem" CD. -- Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.10 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkly1mwACgkQ/opHv/APuIcD9QCgsWFSMOdyMitgTpu7R9syiSE+ N9wAn1b9wKtE+4u7GORO5IgBIusId0W7 =ma7y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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