From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 14:46:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F13FF106564A for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:46:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (core.byshenk.net [62.58.73.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 704E58FC2F for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:46:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byshenknet@byshenk.net) Received: from core.byshenk.net (localhost.aoes.com [127.0.0.1]) by core.byshenk.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m38EFMeA045695 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:15:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from byshenknet@core.byshenk.net) Received: (from byshenknet@localhost) by core.byshenk.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m38EFMnX045694 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:15:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from byshenknet) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:15:22 +0200 From: Greg Byshenk To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080408141521.GE1317@core.byshenk.net> References: <47F6A733.8060308@demax.sk> <20080405111153.GB2947@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <47F777F4.9060507@demax.sk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47F777F4.9060507@demax.sk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on core.byshenk.net Subject: 7-STABLE bootloader not working on Asus TR-DLS X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:46:26 -0000 I'm piggybacking this onto the previous bootloader thread because I have a suspicion that my problem may be related to the 'fix' for the prveious problem. I've got a machine (old-ish) that will not boot with the changes to src/sys/boot/i386 in March. It it a dual-p3 system running on an Asus tr-dls motherboard (with most recent -- from 2002, but that is the most recent) BIOS updates: Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) III CPU family 1266MHz (1266.72-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x6b1 Stepping = 1 Features=0x383fbff real memory = 2147463168 (2047 MB) avail memory = 2091913216 (1995 MB) ACPI APIC Table: FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID: 3 cpu1 (AP): APIC ID: 0 When I install the most recent world (for example, a build of 7-STABLE from 01-04-2008), it simply fails to boot. No panic, no crash, but just stops. I get to: [...] BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02 Consoles: internal video/keyboard BIOS drive A: is disk0 ... and then nothing ... just hangs permanently If I change back to 7-RELEASE, or to 7-STABLE as of 18-03-2008, there is no problem at all. If I run the system with 01-04-2008 world, but copy back in the contents of /boot from 18-03-2008, then there is again no problem. I can copy in the 01-04-2008 kernel and run under that, and there is no problem (it is running like that now). But I have to use the old version of the booloader. I'm not a coder, and haven't looked more deeply, but it appears that something in here: i386/src/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/Makefile i386/src/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/btx.S i386/src/sys/boot/i386/libi386/biosmem.c i386/src/sys/boot/i386/libi386/biossmap.c ...has broken booting on this machine. Any advice gladly accepted. -- greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL