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Date:      Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:24:26 +0000
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        "O. Hartmann" <ohartmann@walstatt.org>
Cc:        Chris H <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>, FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 12-r326622 install won't boot
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfr4zJyjKWjmY7rZAzsprEbw7kCC6b2gHd7uMh%2Bm899t3Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:46 PM, O. Hartmann <ohartmann@walstatt.org>
wrote:

> Am Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:24:34 -0800
> "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> schrieb:
>
> > On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:56:56 -0800 <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> said
> >
> > > On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 14:33:10 -0700 "Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> said
> > >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:28 PM, Chris H <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:37:33 -0800 <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> said
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello all,
> > > > >> I just blew away a old RELENG_11, to start working with current. I
> > > > >> must admit I had several disappointments regarding the installer.
> > > > >> But that's for another topic, and another time.
> > > > >> To the point;
> > > > >> I completed the install. The only event(s) that might be notable
> > > > >> during the install. Was early on during (boot?) I saw a "dumped
> core"
> > > > >> race past on the screen. I also experienced at least 1 LOR. But
> the
> > > > >> install continued, seemingly un(interrupted|affected). That said,
> I
> > > > >> chose the reboot option after completion. Ejected the DVD during
> POST,
> > > > >> and I'm stuck at:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02
> > > > >>
>
>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> followed by 2 gibberish characters; 1 appears as a right pointing
> arrow,
> > > > >> the other, kind of like a battlestar galactca spaceship.
> > > > >> NOTE: those 2 characters did not show up on the initial reboot
> from
> > > > >> the install (just the 2 lines above). But after I attempted a hard
> > > > >> reset after the first fail.
> > > > >>
> > > > > OK tried the installation again, and nothings changed.
> > > > > Still left with the 2 lines listed above.
> > > > >
> > > > > Guess I'll have to wait until 12-CURRENT becomes a usable version.
> > > > > Sigh...
> > > > > I was really hoping to run 12, so I could better develop 11.
> > > > > Oh well. Guess I'll grab a copy of 11 off one of the ftp servers,
> and spin
> > > > > it
> > > > > up.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks anyway! :-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think a two-week old snapshot would work a lot better if you
> wanted to
> > > > make the jump to -current. I've botched something in my boot loader
> cleanup
> > > > and it's taking a little time to get sorted out...
> > > OH, thank you *very* much, Warner!
> > > Whew! Just in time, too. I had almost slipped the 11 DVD into the box.
> > >
> > > Thanks again, Warner. Hope the things go well for you.
> > >
> > > --Chris
> > Spot on, Warner! r326056 gave me a working 12-CURRENT. Including all
> > the LORs. :-)
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> [ ... deleted line ...]
>
> I have the same here. I just tried on a APU2C4 r326846 and, as I reported
> in another
> thread earlier, it gives me on a serial console the same:
>
> Consoles: internal video/keyboard
> Nothing more.
>
> The last known-good version is r326583. r326584 won't build, the same with
> r326586 (bails
> out with some errors in geli related stuff, I believe) and then the
> subsequent versions
> start to fail. I realised the issues on the serial console driven APU with
> r326734 and I
> tried to "bi-sect", unsuccessfully due to lack of time and resources down
> to r326583.
>

The problem is with r326593. If you hack r326584 to build right then roll
forward, you'll get md5 identical .o's until 93. I'm investigating.


> Obviously I'm not alone having issues with loader/boot loader and it would
> be wise to put
> out a warning for all the other brave CURRENT testers out ...
>

That's a good idea.

Warner



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