From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 00:31:10 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B69C9106566C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:31:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42C558FC08 for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:31:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwe6 with SMTP id 6so2720931wwe.31 for ; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:31:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=HoNDoaGqz/utbTtVgvVZGiEOhiuqqtTYCtTZHXBNNsM=; b=ESOLZvjIEYg9iRGXSfbgE0SLGnQQ4umeHkwXlcZcIZXMvzCG3hULB76tYqTSofeSPs rsFsbB4QekSkf+VagueaiiSf5ONlaHDMduxLMPpCov9FjrpfYCTS7XhG/nZbS1QE7Be6 OeHsgqDMy2fLLQl0SaqfQfOoRR8V8Y1x2tuoU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.50.134 with SMTP id z6mr577069web.52.1309480269025; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:31:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.91.69 with HTTP; Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:31:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E09DC21.6070903@Haakh.de> References: <4E08558A.7000101@my.gd> <20110628052446.89911e0a.freebsd@edvax.de> <4E09DC21.6070903@Haakh.de> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:31:08 -0700 Message-ID: From: Kurt Buff To: "Dr. A. Haakh" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Polytropon , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fubar'ed it good this time... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:31:10 -0000 On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 06:50, Dr. A. Haakh wrote: > Polytropon schrieb: >> >> On Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:40:27 -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: >> >>> >>> Your advice sounds reasonable, but that site seems devoted to zfs >>> bootables. >>> >>> I wonder if an 8.1 livefs iso will do the trick... >>> >> >> Check if you can download FreeSBIE somewhere. It's a live system >> using the 5.x and 6.x kernel which should be fine. Next to two >> GUI modes (light, heavy) it also has a versatile "maintenance mode" >> for such operations. I have already successfully used this system >> for solving similar situations, for diagnostics, and for data >> recovery preparation. > > The loader obviously knows how to deal with the filesystem because he loads > the failing new kernel. So the easiest solution would be to boot an older > kernel if available. I don't know how freebsd-update deals with older > kernels, > he should still be around. First guess is /boot/kernel.old/kernel. > So get the loader-prompt, "unload kernel" and try "load > /boot/kernel.old/kernel". > > Andreas OK - to continue, while I have a few free minutes. I have been able to load the old kernel by going to the loader prompt from the boot menu, and doing unload kernel load /boot/kernel.old/kernel That barked about linproc in fstab, so I edited that out. Then, the next go-round: It complained about mismatches on daemon_saver.ko - a version mismatch, so I've commented that out of /etc/rc.conf. It also complained about linux.ko, so that's been commented out in /etc/rc.conf as well. I'm now able to reboot cleanly with the old kernel. After doing 'freebsd-update install' for the second time, I still can't get 8.2 to boot - same issue, only acd0 is recognized. However, I'm logged in as root under the old kernel, though I haven't start XFCE4, and don't have wireless running. This one is getting to be fun... Kurt