Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:33:51 +0200 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@people.tecnik93.com> To: Deng XueFeng <dsnofe@yahoo.com.cn> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CPUTYPE?=athlon-xp breaks loader (was Re: instant reboot when trying to load recent RELENG_5 kernel) Message-ID: <20041031213351.33c3df11@it.buh.tecnik93.com> In-Reply-To: <20041031222154.50A5.DSNOFE@yahoo.com.cn> References: <20041031194121.FE2D.DSNOFE@yahoo.com.cn> <7559.69.53.57.66.1099229168.squirrel@69.53.57.66> <20041031222154.50A5.DSNOFE@yahoo.com.cn>
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On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:28:51 +0800 Deng XueFeng <dsnofe@yahoo.com.cn> wrote: > > 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 > seems like: (I use DV get something, but not clear, then i found the > message in dfbsd news, so put it here) > > BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 > Console: internal video/keyboard [ ... ] I have seen this but not with reboots, just stuck at various stages last month; but some time it got away after turning off the floppy from bios and another time after paying with bios settings (e.g. relaxing them - don't ask what exactly) . However this seems to work OK: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #9: Wed Oct 27 19:45:39 -- IOnut Unregistered ;) FreeBSD "user"
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