Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:26:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Jon Noack" <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu> To: "Deng XueFeng" <dsnofe@yahoo.com.cn> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: CPUTYPE?=athlon-xp breaks loader (was Re: instant reboot when trying to load recent RELENG_5 kernel) Message-ID: <7559.69.53.57.66.1099229168.squirrel@69.53.57.66> In-Reply-To: <20041031194121.FE2D.DSNOFE@yahoo.com.cn> References: <417046E9.7090506@alumni.rice.edu> <20041031194121.FE2D.DSNOFE@yahoo.com.cn>
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On up-to-date RELENG_5_3, compiling the loader with CPUTYPE?=athlon-xp results in an instant reboot when the loader attempts to load a kernel. As the loader will preload the default kernel before presenting the boot prompt, there is a reboot before you even get to the boot prompt... The end result is an unworkable install. I do not see this issue on my Pentium III and Pentium IV systems (using "p3" and "p4" for CPUTYPE, respectively), although there is a similar problem reported on a Pentium M (have not verified CPUTYPE is being used, however). I first noticed this issue on October 15th. My previous build on October 12th worked fine. At the time I was tracking RELENG_5, but prior to that I was tracking HEAD. If other folks with Athlon XPs (or Pentium Ms) could give this a shot that would be great. It would be good to know if it's a real problem or just my system. Thanks, Jon
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