From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 23 18:34:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D943216A4CE for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:34:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from carver.gumbysoft.com (carver.gumbysoft.com [66.220.23.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6FEF43D53 for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:34:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwhite@gumbysoft.com) Received: by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A63A872DD8; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:34:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3A4972DCB; Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:34:57 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:34:57 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White To: Matt Smith In-Reply-To: <000001c51894$10953ed0$0401a8c0@laptop> Message-ID: <20050223103433.B7804@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <000001c51894$10953ed0$0401a8c0@laptop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=windows-1250 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Upgrade issues, Install Kernel crashing X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:34:58 -0000 On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Matt Smith wrote: > Doug, > I don't have a serial terminal. And yes I have used safe mode. It > does the same thing Can you try putting one together? You just need another machine with a null-modem cable. We need to know where in the boot sequence it tanks. > > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [mailto:dwhite@gumbysoft.com] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:21 PM > To: Matt Smith > Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Upgrade issues, Install Kernel crashing > > On Mon, 21 Feb 2005, Matt Smith wrote: > > > I have a major issue. I=92m trying to do a 4.X to 5.X upgrade. Th= e > > CD boots fine then I get to the FreeBSD 5.x boot selection menu, but > > when I then an option to load a Kernel the kernel starts to load and > > then I get a bunch of gibberish that goes by so fast I can=92t read it > > then the system reboots. What is going on here? > > What system are you trying to install to? Can you try hooking up a > serial > console and booting to it to capture the messages? have you tried Safe > Mode? > > --=20 Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org