From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 15 15:41:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA24576 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:41:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from poseidon.host4u.net (poseidon.host4u.net [209.150.128.23]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA24571 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:41:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dan.langille@dvl-software.com) Received: from wocker (210-55-210-32.ipnets.xtra.co.nz [210.55.210.32]) by poseidon.host4u.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA30134; Sat, 15 Aug 1998 17:40:24 -0500 Message-Id: <199808152240.RAA30134@poseidon.host4u.net> From: "Dan Langille" Organization: DVL Software Limited To: CyberPeasant Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:40:38 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: new kernel won't boot Reply-to: dan.langille@dvl-software.com CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199808151356.JAA10390@lucy.bedford.net> References: <199808151114.XAA05608@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> from Dan Langille at "Aug 15, 98 11:14:43 pm" X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01b) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 15 Aug 98, at 9:56, CyberPeasant wrote: > Dan Langille wrote: > > I've installed 2.2.7 onto a new 5G drive. When I make a new kernel, it > > stops booting at ed0 and then doesn't go any further. This new kernel is > > a direct copy of GENERIC; I make no changes. Strange. > > > > Is this unusual? Shouldn't GENERIC just work? I've seen no errors > > displayed. > > Try again, being very picky about disabling devices... i.e. stop > at the boot: prompt and give it whatever switch that is to enter > the "disabler". I am trying to do this, but I'm having trouble interpreting the boot: screen. So i'm looking up the documentation for this screen, but can't find it yet. still looking.... -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com : for race timing solutions To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message