Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 09:53:16 +0200 From: Thierry Herbelot <Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr> To: reich@ntemail.internetcds.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel loading error mesasge Message-ID: <3760C06C.8B29EB47@telspace.alcatel.fr> References: <518AAFCF1E9AD211BCEA00A0241A91B7062566@ntemail.internetcds.com>
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reich@ntemail.internetcds.com wrote: > > Can anyone tell me what this means, and more importantly, how to fix it? > > After a pretty severe crash, I rebooted to find my kernel unloadable. > Not just the normal kernel, but kernel.old, .prev, and .GENERIC. > With some fixit disk fun, I was able to find a bootable kernel, and I am > currently making world up to 3.1 stable. > (Was at 3.0 stable.) > > The error message was during the bootloader, as it sucked in the kernel: > > "elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed > input/output error" This may be caused by the old bootloader (or the new ?) when it tries to load a kernel in the "other" format (the old bootloader loads a.out / the new loads elf) Your machine seems to be badly damaged, the best way would be a complete reinstall (just save your data partition) TfH > > What could have possibly caused this? > Ideas/suggestions are appreciated, as I am crippled without this machine. > :) > > Mahlon > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Thierry Herbelot <thierry.herbelot@alcatel.fr> Phone : (+33) 1 46 52 47 23 Home Page : http://perso.cybercable.fr/herbelot To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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