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. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~jobaldwi/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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