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Date:      Wed, 5 May 1999 14:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Wilson Tam <wiltam@singnet.com.sg>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: archsw.readin failed at boot
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905051456280.24610-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <372F9DA4.66065087@singnet.com.sg>

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On Wed, 5 May 1999, Wilson Tam wrote:

> I have recently cvsup the stable source (RELENG_3) to my disk. When I
> reboot after I recompile a new kernel (configure, make depend, make,
> make install), I get an error from the boot loader:
> 
> elf_loadexec: archsw.readin failed.
> 
> then the new kernel refused to boot.

Your old kernel is probably in kernel.old.  

Try rebuilding and reinstalling the boot blocks in /sys/boot/.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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