Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:38:51 -0500 From: Andrew Lankford <lankfordandrew@charter.net> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Cc: peterjeremy@optushome.com.au, stable@freebsd.org, xxjack12xx@gmail.com Subject: Re: System borked: loader stack overflow. Message-ID: <49734D0B.8050604@charter.net> In-Reply-To: <20090118093346.GA9819@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <49729D80.8010506@charter.net> <20090118093346.GA9819@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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I can't say what version of the loader it is that I'm using, but (following Peter's advice, thanks), I've tried loader.old (about a week old) and the latest loader (built yesterday), and both start. Where each loader has a problem appears to be reading (include-ing?) /boot/default/loader.conf . The spinner spins for a longer time than usual, and then the loader gives up with the stack overflow. Fortunately, I still got a prompt and am able to load the latest kernel acpi and a what few other modules I need to boot successfully and reply to your emails. A quick look at /boot/defaults/loader.conf ( version 1.122.2.4 2008/11/24 00:52:26 ) shows nothing out of the ordinary. FYI: I'm using the Windows Vista boot manager with boot1 instead of boot0, although boot1 doesn't appear to have changed since I first installed 7.0 on my notebook. Andrew Lankford Luigi Rizzo wrote: > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:09:52PM -0500, Andrew Lankford wrote: > >> After rebuilding world from 7-stable after cvsup, I can no longer boot. >> The loader tries to load the kernel but instead locks up with a stack >> overflow. Wish I could send more details, but I'll have to find another >> way to boot up my system first. >> > > just to identify the problem - what was the version of your > previous loader, and what kind of CPU do you have (Intel or AMD, > single or multi core) etc. > > (to boot again you can replace /boot/loader with one taken from > an older 6.3 or 7.0 CD) > > cheers > luigi > >
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