From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Dec 10 03:14:10 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84A6C472F34 for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 03:14:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlj@peak.org) Received: from smtp.email-protect.gosecure.net (smtp.email-protect.gosecure.net [208.80.203.2]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.email-protect.gosecure.net", Issuer "Thawte RSA CA 2018" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CrzXd4WBJz4plj for ; Thu, 10 Dec 2020 03:14:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlj@peak.org) Received: from envoy14.neonova.net ([137.118.58.100]) by smtp.email-protect.gosecure.net ({a9a1647a-a20b-11ea-b30d-872411de87eb}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTP id 20201210031400562_00001165 for ; Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:14:00 -0800 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from elm.localnet (unknown [199.58.99.76]) (Authenticated sender: carlj@peak.org) by envoy14.neonova.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 4CrzXN4CYvz9sxX for ; Wed, 9 Dec 2020 22:13:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost.localnet ([127.0.0.1] helo=elm.localnet) by elm.localnet with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1knCOw-000BPH-9I for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:13:54 -0800 Received: (from carlj@localhost) by elm.localnet (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 0BA3Dsr3043850; Wed, 9 Dec 2020 19:13:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from carlj@elm.localnet) From: Carl Johnson To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot problems with a new system References: <86y2i6mrbh.fsf@elm.localnet> Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:13:53 -0800 In-Reply-To: (Kyle Evans's message of "Wed, 9 Dec 2020 18:37:27 -0600") Message-ID: <86tusumjym.fsf@elm.localnet> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-MAG-OUTBOUND: greymail.email-protect.gosecure.net@137.118.58.100/32 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4CrzXd4WBJz4plj X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=peak.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of carlj@peak.org designates 208.80.203.2 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=carlj@peak.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.80 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[208.80.203.2:from]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:208.80.200.0/21]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[208.80.203.2:from:127.0.2.255]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[peak.org,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:14618, ipnet:208.80.202.0/23, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 03:14:10 -0000 Kyle Evans writes: > On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 6:35 PM Carl Johnson wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have a new system that I have installed FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE (amd64) >> onto, but it won't boot back from the disk. It installed properly and >> it has booted a couple of times, but lately it always hangs in the >> middle of the boot loader menu. It always prints the first five menu >> entries, but then hangs when it should print out the kernels that are >> available. I can still boot with the memstick and "zfs import" the >> pool, and the pool appears fine. I have tried searching the web, but >> haven't found anything that helps. >> >> These are all loader.conf settings I have tried that don't help: >> vfs.zfs.cache_flush_disable="1" >> kern.cam.ada.write_cache="0" >> kern.cam.boot_delay="5000" >> loader_delay="3" >> boot_verbose="YES" >> verbose_loading="YES" >> > > Try adding: > > kernels_autodetect="NO" > > Thanks, > > Kyle Evans Thanks Kyle, It boots perfectly with that line present. I commented out the other test lines and it still boots consistently, but still hangs without the autodetect line. Is there something else I should be doing, or just leave it like this? Thanks again! -- Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org