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Date:      Tue, 6 Aug 1996 21:20:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Mark Stout <mcs@vpm.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: 2.1.5-RELASE kernel doesn't boot
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960806211801.224B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199608061922.MAA11974@vpm.com>

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On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Mark Stout wrote:

> Hi All:
> 
> 
> I've been trying to compile a customized kernel in 2.1.5-RELEASE and after
> installing the kernel and rebooting, it starts reading the kernel, I mean
> right after the 'boot:' prompt passes, then I see the video screen refresh
> and nothing.  It just hangs at that point.  Anyone know what may be causing
> this problem?

Do you still have the old kernel?  Have you tried it?

> Here's my system config:
>   Pentium 75 w/Zappa motherboard, 256k cache and 32MB RAM
>   On-Board IDE Controller wth Bus mastering
>   Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI Controller
>   SMC PCI NIC
>   1 - Western Digital 2.1GB HD <-- The entire FBSD is on this drive
>   2 - Maxtors 1.2 SCSI HD
>   1 - Seagate 2.1 SCSI Barracuda
> 
> 
> Here's the kernel config:

This is quite the config.

Here we go...

> # Options for sio:
> options         COMCONSOLE              #prefer serial console to video console


This option overrides the standard console (sc0), so your system is
booting perfectly, but all output is now routed through the serial port
(sio0 I would guess). 

Are you sure that's what you want?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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