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Date:      Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:26:16 -0500 (EST)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: -CURRENT boot problems: loader, kernel
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011109132533.83300B-100000@fledge.watson.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1011109113018.82381B-100000@fledge.watson.org>

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Looks like it was a delayed affect of the awk change; recovering via
/boot/loader.old and rebuilding and installing src/sys seemed to get
things under control.

Robert N M Watson             FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project
robert@fledge.watson.org      NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services

On Fri, 9 Nov 2001, Robert Watson wrote:

> 
> Upgraded a box to yesterday's -CURRENT, and am experiencing two problems:
> 
> (1) the machine spins rebooting after loading /boot/loader.  I don't get a
> chance to interupt the boot once /boot/loader starts.  Unfortunately, my
> serial console support also seems to be broken, so I can't read the error
> that flicks up before the reboot.
> 
> (2) if I try to boot /boot/kernel/kernel directly, rather than via
> /boot/loader, it hangs in the twiddling bar.
> 
> If I load the old loader and kernel, things work fine.  I'm currently
> trying to diagnose the serial console problem, and will post more as I
> figure something out.
> 
> There are reports on that channel about other machines having the same
> problem, so if you're upgrading, make sure to keep an old loader around.
> 
> Robert N M Watson             FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project
> robert@fledge.watson.org      NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services
> 
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