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Date:      Wed, 14 May 2003 17:02:16 +0200
From:      "Thomas Weber" <thomas@youngarts.org>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: loader(8) not loading ?!? -> top not working
Message-ID:  <061501c31a29$d056b2f0$0400a8c0@NEUROMANCER>
References:  <04af01c318c7$88071570$0400a8c0@NEUROMANCER> <20030513000533.GA962@gothmog.gr>

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things got worse :(
Somehow i was playing with the boot-process and found something about
/boot.config in the handbook and tried to modify it for loading
/boot/loader. So i added the line "/boot/loader" to /boot.config. Now the
Server does more or less nothing. :((( I have only SSH-Access to the machine
and now i cant even ping it.
There's a friend of mine who has no idea about unix, but physical access to
the server.
Is there any simple way i can tell hin to boot up the server without paying
attention to /boot.config?

@ Giorgos: Definetly don't have rebuild the kernel, it's a fresh installed
4.8 system (only made a cvsup and portupgrade on some ports). top wasn't
working even at the first boot. I don't know what failed at the installation
:(


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Giorgos Keramidas" <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To: "Thomas Weber" <thomas@youngarts.org>
Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: loader(8) not loading ?!? -> top not working


> On 2003-05-12 22:46, Thomas Weber <thomas@youngarts.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > yesterday i installed a new server with FreeBSD4.8-RELEASE.
Unfortunately
> > now top doesn't work, when i call it i get the error "top: nlist
failed".
> > I saw in the handbook, that this is happening if /boot/loader is not
used
> > for booting, "but doing it directily from boot2".
>
> Actually it's the FAQ[1] that describes this in the "Troubleshooting"
> section.  But this is not the whole story.  Not booting through
> loader(8) is one of the two things listed there:
>
> : 5.22. Why do I get the error ``nlist failed'' when running, for
> : example, top or systat?
> :
> : The problem is that the application you are trying to run is looking
> : for a specific kernel symbol, but, for whatever reason, cannot find
> : it; this error stems from one of two problems:
> :
> :     * Your kernel and userland are not synchronized (i.e., you built a
> :       new kernel but did not do an installworld, or vice versa), and
> :       thus the symbol table is different from what the user
> :       application thinks it is. If this is the case, simply complete
> :       the upgrade process (see /usr/src/UPDATING for the correct
> :       sequence).
> :
> :     * You are not using /boot/loader to load your kernel, but doing it
> :       directly from boot2 (see boot(8)). While there is nothing wrong
> :       with bypassing /boot/loader, it generally does a better job of
> :       making the kernel symbols available to user applications.
>
> Have you by any chance rebuilt & installed your kernel only lately?
>
> > Uhm....... how can i change to loader(8)?
>
> That depends on what this computer has installed, but in general you can
> install the BootEasy loader using:
>
> # boot0cfg -v ad0
>
> ===============
> WORD OF CAUTION
> ===============
>
> If you're running Windows NT, 2000 or XP I'm not sure if this is a good
> idea.  These OSes tend to be rather picky and insist on using their
> special "loader".  *ALWAYS* make sure you take backups of your MBR
> before installing a new boot loader.
>
> - Giorgos
>



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