From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Nov 3 21:35:31 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 315F037B401; Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:35:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DAEF43E75; Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:35:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gA45ZQkF025541; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 06:35:27 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gA45ZQb6025540; Mon, 4 Nov 2002 06:35:26 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 06:35:26 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Peter Jeremy , ru@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Borked loader Message-ID: <20021104063526.A25514@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20021104053230.GA75624@server.c18609.belrs1.nsw.optusnet.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20021104053230.GA75624@server.c18609.belrs1.nsw.optusnet.com.au>; from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au on Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 04:32:30PM +1100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-RC X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 04:32:30PM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade a 6-month old -stable on an AlphaServer 400 to > -stable from yesterday but the new /boot/loader dies. I've looked at > changes since then but nothing seems to affect the loader. > > The new world was cross-built on a x86 box. This is the first time > I've done that, so it could theoretically be a problem with cross- > building but I'd need another day to build world on as AS400. I've > repeated the cross-build and got a /boot/loader that is identical > apart from the build time. > > Any suggestions? IIRC x-building on x86 for alpha has been giving loader problems before. ru@ has been using my DS10 for some testing but I don't recall if it was fixed. Ruslan, any suggestions? Wilko -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message