Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:53:16 -0700 From: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dragon_Saver Error 19 Freebsd 7.0 AMD64 Message-ID: <200807170653.16864.david@vizion2000.net> In-Reply-To: <20080717092434.GA65528@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <200807170208.58598.david@vizion2000.net> <20080717091712.GA65200@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080717092434.GA65528@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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On Thursday 17 July 2008 02:24:34 Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:17:12AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 02:08:58AM -0700, David Southwell wrote: > > > Just upgraded from Freebsd 6.3 to 7.0 > > > > > > uname -a > > > FreeBSD dns1.vizion2000.net 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Wed Jul > > > 16 09:27:38 PDT 2008 > > > root@dns1.vizion2000.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > > Have the following entry in > > > > > > /var/log/essages: > > > > > > Jul 17 01:28:46 dns1 kernel: dragon_saver: the console does not support > > > M_VGA_CG320 > > > Jul 17 01:28:46 dns1 kernel: module_register_init: MOD_LOAD > > > (dragon_saver, 0xffffffffadf7a140, 0) error 19 > > > > That looks to be some kind of screen-saver for VGA consoles, similar to > > daemon_saver or green_saver. Look at the splash(4) manpage. > > > > There is no 'dragon_saver' that comes with FreeBSD 7.0, however. And I > > don't remember reading about it on FreeBSD 6.x either. > > > > Usually things like that are loaded via rc.conf or loader.conf. > > I stand corrected -- it appears to come with FreeBSD since the 4.x > days: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-all/2003-July/017624.html > > I've still never heard of it though, and it's not mentioned in the > applicable manpages either. > > But there's an amusing part, too: > > You posted this exact question on freebsd-questions 1.5 years ago, > where you were running FreeBSD 6.1. So this problem has little to do > with your 6.3 --> 7.0 upgrade. > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007-January/139096.ht >ml <CHUCKLES> RTFM <GRINZ> Well I cant remember -- It must have gone away on 6.3 -holding stomach as I roar with laughter!!!! Well done... Ah well as you will see from my next posting I have something alittle bit odder to report!! David
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