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Date:      Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:32:19 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Ollivier Robert <roberto@eurocontrol.fr>, dcs@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        "FreeBSD Current Users' list" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   RE: /boot/loader is making my VAIO reboot
Message-ID:  <200003211832.NAA05075@server.baldwin.cx>
In-Reply-To: <20000321171955.R93580@caerdonn.eurocontrol.fr>

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On 21-Mar-00 Ollivier Robert wrote:
> Since after the Feb. 25th, /boot/loader is rebooting the machine during
> boot. I can't get to the prompt at all. The only version that works is the
> 25th one (I didn't upgrade between the Feb. 25th and March, 17th).

The only changes in sys/boot in that time period are the loader bcache
fixes.  Can you see how far into the loader it is getting?  Also, what
is in your /boot/loader.rc.  Try booting with an empty loader.rc and see
if you can get a prompt, please.

> Nothing in the BIOS configuration changed during that period...
> 
> -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  143360 Mar 21 16:39 loader           REBOOTS
> -r-xr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  143360 Feb 25 20:03 loader.old       WORKS
> 
> This is on my VAIO laptop (Z505SX, PII/366, 128 MB).
> 
> Any idea ?
> -- 
> Ollivier ROBERT -=- Eurocontrol EEC/TEC -=- Ollivier.Robert@eurocontrol.fr
> The Postman hits! The Postman hits! You have new mail.

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