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 It's possible that you have outdated sources, but apart from that I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outdated source I should look for?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
>
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