Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 14:15:48 +0900 From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.3-Beta7: diskless boot up does not show boot messages on screen. Message-ID: <41735184.5060302@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20041018041324.GA5799@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> References: <417336FA.7080708@yahoo.com> <20041018041324.GA5799@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za>
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John Hay wrote:
>>I am now successfully booting a diskless PC with 5.3-Beta7,
>>using an etherboot floppy. I can see the initial boot up
>>from floppy, followed by the downloading of the kernel
>>("..................done"). But after that no more messages
>>on the screen anymore, until after a while the login prompt
>>appears.
>>
>>The diskless PC does produce a legitimate /var/run/dmesg.boot.
>>So I can inspect the bootup process after a successful boot.
>>
>>However, if there's a boot problem, I do not at all get a
>>clue what's going wrong. A verbose boot up on the screen
>>is then of vital importance.
>>
>>So why do i not get any verbose boot up of the kernel
>>messages with the diskless boot?
>
>
> Uncomment the hints line in your kernel config file or a hints line
> looking at the example in the GENERIC config and rebuild your kernel.
I'm not sure I get your point. Just double check for me:
Currently I have in my DISKLESS kernel configuration file these lines
#To statically compile in device wiring instead of /boot/device.hints
#hints "GENERIC.hints" # Default places to look for devices.
Are you suggesting that I have to comment out the hints line here
to get the kernel messages and bootup sequence printed on my screen?
Do I have to manually copy /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints to
/boot, or will that be done automatically?
Rob.
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