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Date:      Fri, 19 Oct 2001 19:56:14 -0700
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@owt.com>
To:        Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: weird new kernel problems... any ideas?
Message-ID:  <3BD0E7CE.DB00E525@owt.com>
References:  <20011020004324.57468.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com>

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Bsd Newbie wrote:
> 
> I find this really weird... but then again I dunno too much about FreeBSD
> to know if this is unusual.
> 
> 1.)  I recompiled my kernel successfully... BUT when I am at the console
> the screen freezes on, "Booting [kernel]..."  that thing stops spinning
> and I can't do anything.
> 
> BUT...
> 
> I can still SSH into the machine from my other machines using PuTTY...
> it's as if everything is okay.
> 
> 2.)  I've noticed alot of *.ko files in my "/" directory
> 

The make file was broken recently. You need to cvsup and the fixed
makefile won't store the modules in /. Some people have just "mv *.ko
/modules".

Kent

> as a matter of fact here are the names:
> 
> aac.ko                  if_wb.ko                rain_saver.ko
> accf_data.ko            if_wi.ko                smbfs.ko
> accf_http.ko            if_wx.ko                snake_saver.ko
> agp.ko                  if_xl.ko                snd.ko
> aha.ko                  ip6fw.ko                snd_ad1816.ko
> amr.ko                  ipfw.ko                 snd_als4000.ko
> apm_saver.ko            ipl.ko                  snd_cmi.ko
> asr.ko                  ispfw.ko                snd_cs4281.ko
> bktr.ko                 joy.ko                  snd_csa.ko
> bktr_mem.ko             kernfs.ko               snd_ds1.ko
> blank_saver.ko          libmchain.ko            snd_emu10k1.ko
> ccd.ko                  linprocfs.ko            snd_es137x.ko
> cd9660.ko               linux.ko                snd_ess.ko
> coda.ko                 logo_saver.ko           snd_fm801.ko
> daemon_saver.ko         md.ko                   snd_ich.ko
> fade_saver.ko           mfs.ko                  snd_maestro.ko
> fdesc.ko                miibus.ko               snd_maestro3.ko
> fire_saver.ko           mlx.ko                  snd_mss.ko
> fpu.ko                  mly.ko                  snd_neomagic.ko
> gnufpu.ko               msdos.ko                snd_pcm.ko
> green_saver.ko          ncp.ko                  snd_sb16.ko
> ibcs2.ko                netgraph.ko             snd_sb8.ko
> ibcs2_coff.ko           nfs.ko                  snd_sbc.ko
> if_an.ko                ng_UI.ko                snd_solo.ko
> if_aue.ko               ng_async.ko             snd_t4dwave.ko
> if_bge.ko               ng_bpf.ko               snd_via82c686.ko
> if_cue.ko               ng_bridge.ko            snd_vibes.ko
> if_dc.ko                ng_cisco.ko             splash_bmp.ko
> if_disc.ko              ng_echo.ko              splash_pcx.ko
> if_ef.ko                ng_ether.ko             star_saver.ko
> if_fxp.ko               ng_frame_relay.ko       streams.ko
> if_gif.ko               ng_hole.ko              svr4.ko
> if_kue.ko               ng_iface.ko             twe.ko
> if_lge.ko               ng_ksocket.ko           ugen.ko
> if_nge.ko               ng_lmi.ko               uhid.ko
> if_pcn.ko               ng_mppc.ko              ukbd.ko
> if_ppp.ko               ng_one2many.ko          ulpt.ko
> if_ray.ko               ng_ppp.ko               umap.ko
> if_rl.ko                ng_pppoe.ko             umass.ko
> if_sf.ko                ng_pptpgre.ko           umodem.ko
> if_sis.ko               ng_rfc1490.ko           ums.ko
> if_sk.ko                ng_socket.ko            union.ko
> if_sl.ko                ng_tee.ko               usb.ko
> if_ste.ko               ng_tty.ko               uscanner.ko
> if_stf.ko               ng_vjc.ko               vesa.ko
> if_tap.ko               nmdm.ko                 vinum.ko
> if_ti.ko                ntfs.ko                 vn.ko
> if_tl.ko                null.ko                 vpo.ko
> if_tun.ko               nwfs.ko                 warp_saver.ko
> if_txp.ko               portal.ko
> if_vr.ko                procfs.ko
> 
> I dunno why they are here... or if they are supposed to be there.  Does
> this have anything to do with the problems I have with the console?
> 
> I've included a copy of my kernel file... maybe someone can look at it and
> tell me what i'm doing wrong?
> 
> -Sameer
> 
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>   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # GENERIC -- Generic kernel configuration file for FreeBSD/i386
> #
> # For more information on this file, please read the handbook section on
> # Kernel Configuration Files:
> #
> #    http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig-config.html
> #
> # The handbook is also available locally in /usr/share/doc/handbook
> # if you've installed the doc distribution, otherwise always see the
> # FreeBSD World Wide Web server (http://www.FreeBSD.org/) for the
> # latest information.
> #
> # An exhaustive list of options and more detailed explanations of the
> # device lines is also present in the ./LINT configuration file. If you are
> # in doubt as to the purpose or necessity of a line, check first in LINT.
> #
> # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.246.2.34 2001/08/12 13:13:46 joerg Ex$
> 
> machine         i386
> #cpu            I386_CPU
> #cpu            I486_CPU
> #cpu            I586_CPU
> cpu             I686_CPU
> ident           FROGGIE5
> maxusers        64
> 
> #makeoptions    DEBUG=-g                #Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols
> 
> #options        MATH_EMULATE            #Support for x87 emulation
> options         INET                    #InterNETworking
> #options        INET6                   #IPv6 communications protocols
> options         FFS                     #Berkeley Fast Filesystem
> options         FFS_ROOT                #FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
> options         SOFTUPDATES             #Enable FFS soft updates support
> #options        MFS                     #Memory Filesystem
> #options        MD_ROOT                 #MD is a potential root device
> #options        NFS                     #Network Filesystem
> #options        NFS_ROOT                #NFS usable as root device, NFS required
> #options        MSDOSFS                 #MSDOS Filesystem
> #options        CD9660                  #ISO 9660 Filesystem
> #options        CD9660_ROOT             #CD-ROM usable as root, CD9660 required
> options         PROCFS                  #Process filesystem
> options         COMPAT_43               #Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!]
> #options        SCSI_DELAY=15000        #Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI
> #options        UCONSOLE                #Allow users to grab the console
> #options        USERCONFIG              #boot -c editor
> #options        VISUAL_USERCONFIG       #visual boot -c editor
> #options        KTRACE                  #ktrace(1) support
> options         SYSVSHM                 #SYSV-style shared memory
> options         SYSVMSG                 #SYSV-style message queues
> options         SYSVSEM                 #SYSV-style semaphores
> #options        P1003_1B                #Posix P1003_1B real-time extensions
> options         _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
> options         ICMP_BANDLIM            #Rate limit bad replies
> options         KBD_INSTALL_CDEV        # install a CDEV entry in /dev
> 
> # To make an SMP kernel, the next two are needed
> #options        SMP                     # Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel
> #options        APIC_IO                 # Symmetric (APIC) I/O
> 
> device          isa
> #device         eisa
> device          pci
> 
> # Floppy drives
> device          fdc0    at isa? port IO_FD1 irq 6 drq 2
> device          fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
> #device         fd1     at fdc0 drive 1
> 
> # If you have a Toshiba Libretto with its Y-E Data PCMCIA floppy,
> # don't use the above line for fdc0 but the following one:
> #device         fdc0
> device          fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
> #device         fd1     at fdc0 drive 1
> 
> # If you have a Toshiba Libretto with its Y-E Data PCMCIA floppy,
> # don't use the above line for fdc0 but the following one:
> #device         fdc0
> 
> # ATA and ATAPI devices
> #device         ata0    at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14
> #device         ata1    at isa? port IO_WD2 irq 15
> device          ata
> device          atadisk                 # ATA disk drives
> device          atapicd                 # ATAPI CDROM drives
> device          atapifd                 # ATAPI floppy drives
> #device         atapist                 # ATAPI tape drives
> #options        ATA_STATIC_ID           #Static device numbering
> 
> # SCSI Controllers
> #device         ahb             # EISA AHA1742 family
> #device         ahc             # AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices
> #device         amd             # AMD 53C974 (Tekram DC-390(T))
> #device         isp             # Qlogic family
> #device         ncr             # NCR/Symbios Logic
> #device         sym             # NCR/Symbios Logic (newer chipsets)
> #options                SYM_SETUP_LP_PROBE_MAP=0x40
>                                 # Allow ncr to attach legacy NCR devices when
>                                 # both sym and ncr are configured
> 
> #device         adv0    at isa?
> #device         adw
> #device         bt0     at isa?
> #device         aha0    at isa?
> #device         aic0    at isa?
> 
> #device         ncv             # NCR 53C500
> #device         nsp             # Workbit Ninja SCSI-3
> #device         stg             # TMC 18C30/18C50
> 
> # SCSI peripherals
> #device         scbus           # SCSI bus (required)
> #device         da              # Direct Access (disks)
> #device         sa              # Sequential Access (tape etc)
> #device         cd              # CD
> #device         pass            # Passthrough device (direct SCSI access)
> 
> # RAID controllers interfaced to the SCSI subsystem
> #device         asr             # DPT SmartRAID V, VI and Adaptec SCSI RAID
> #device         dpt             # DPT Smartcache - See LINT for options!
> #device         mly             # Mylex AcceleRAID/eXtremeRAID
> 
> # RAID controllers
> #device         aac             # Adaptec FSA RAID, Dell PERC2/PERC3
> #device         ida             # Compaq Smart RAID
> #device         amr             # AMI MegaRAID
> #device         mlx             # Mylex DAC960 family
> #device         twe             # 3ware Escalade
> # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse
> device          atkbdc0 at isa? port IO_KBD
> #device         atkbd0  at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1
> device          psm0    at atkbdc? irq 12
> 
> device          vga0    at isa?
> 
> # splash screen/screen saver
> pseudo-device   splash
> 
> # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console
> #device         sc0     at isa? flags 0x100
> 
> # Enable this and PCVT_FREEBSD for pcvt vt220 compatible console driver
> #device         vt0     at isa?
> #options        XSERVER                 # support for X server on a vt console
> #options        FAT_CURSOR              # start with block cursor
> # If you have a ThinkPAD, uncomment this along with the rest of the PCVT lines
> #options        PCVT_SCANSET=2          # IBM keyboards are non-std
> 
> # Floating point support - do not disable.
> device          npx0    at nexus? port IO_NPX irq 13
> 
> # Power management support (see LINT for more options)
> device          apm0    at nexus? disable flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Management
> 
> # PCCARD (PCMCIA) support
> #device         card
> #device         pcic0   at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e0 iomem 0xd0000
> #device         pcic1   at isa? irq 0 port 0x3e2 iomem 0xd4000 disable
> 
> # Serial (COM) ports
> device          sio0    at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4
> #device         sio1    at isa? port IO_COM2 irq 3
> #device         sio2    at isa? disable port IO_COM3 irq 5
> #device         sio3    at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9
> 
> # Parallel port
> device          ppc0    at isa? irq 7
> device          ppbus           # Parallel port bus (required)
> device          lpt             # Printer
> #device         plip            # TCP/IP over parallel
> device          ppi             # Parallel port interface device
> #device         vpo             # Requires scbus and da
> 
> # PCI Ethernet NICs.
> #device         de              # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (``Tulip'')
> #device         txp             # 3Com 3cR990 (``Typhoon'')
> #device         vx              # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (``Vortex'')
> # PCI Ethernet NICs that use the common MII bus controller code.
> # NOTE: Be sure to keep the 'device miibus' line in order to use these NICs!
> device          miibus          # MII bus support
> #device         dc              # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes
> #device         fxp             # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558)
> #device         pcn             # AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 NICs
> #device         rl              # RealTek 8129/8139
> #device         sf              # Adaptec AIC-6915 (``Starfire'')
> device          sis             # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016
> #device         ste             # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX)
> #device         tl              # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN
> #device         tx              # SMC EtherPower II (83c170 ``EPIC'')
> #device         vr              # VIA Rhine, Rhine II
> #device         wb              # Winbond W89C840F
> #device         wx              # Intel Gigabit Ethernet Card (``Wiseman'')
> #device         xl              # 3Com 3c90x (``Boomerang'', ``Cyclone'')
> 
> # ISA Ethernet NICs.
> # 'device ed' requires 'device miibus'
> #device         ed0     at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 iomem 0xd8000
> #device         ex
> #device         ep
> #device         fe0     at isa? port 0x300
> # Xircom Ethernet
> #device         xe
> # PRISM I IEEE 802.11b wireless NIC.
> #device         awi
> # WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11 wireless NICs. Note: the WaveLAN/IEEE really
> # exists only as a PCMCIA device, so there is no ISA attachment needed
> # and resources will always be dynamically assigned by the pccard code.
> #device         wi
> # Aironet 4500/4800 802.11 wireless NICs. Note: the declaration below will
> # work for PCMCIA and PCI cards, as well as ISA cards set to ISA PnP
> # mode (the factory default). If you set the switches on your ISA
> # card for a manually chosen I/O address and IRQ, you must specify
> # those parameters here.
> #device         an
> # The probe order of these is presently determined by i386/isa/isa_compat.c.
> #device         ie0     at isa? port 0x300 irq 10 iomem 0xd0000
> #device         le0     at isa? port 0x300 irq 5 iomem 0xd0000
> #device         lnc0    at isa? port 0x280 irq 10 drq 0
> #device         cs0     at isa? port 0x300
> #device         sn0     at isa? port 0x300 irq 10
> 
> # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocate.
> pseudo-device   loop            # Network loopback
> pseudo-device   ether           # Ethernet support
> #pseudo-device  sl      1       # Kernel SLIP
> #pseudo-device  ppp     1       # Kernel PPP
> pseudo-device   tun             # Packet tunnel.
> pseudo-device   pty             # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
> #pseudo-device  md              # Memory "disks"
> pseudo-device   gif             # IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling
> #pseudo-device  faith   1       # IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation)
> 
> # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
> # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this!
> pseudo-device   bpf             #Berkeley packet filter
> 
> # USB support
> device          uhci            # UHCI PCI->USB interface
> device          ohci            # OHCI PCI->USB interface
> device          usb             # USB Bus (required)
> device          ugen            # Generic
> #device         uhid            # "Human Interface Devices"
> #device         ukbd            # Keyboard
> #device         ulpt            # Printer
> #device         umass           # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da
> #device         ums             # Mouse
> #device         uscanner        # Scanners
> # USB Ethernet, requires mii
> #device         aue             # ADMtek USB ethernet
> #device         cue             # CATC USB ethernet
> #device         kue             # Kawasaki LSI USB ethernet
> pseudo-device   pty             # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
> #pseudo-device  md              # Memory "disks"
> pseudo-device   gif             # IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling
> #pseudo-device  faith   1       # IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation)
> 
> # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
> # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this!
> pseudo-device   bpf             #Berkeley packet filter
> 
> # USB support
> device          uhci            # UHCI PCI->USB interface
> device          ohci            # OHCI PCI->USB interface
> device          usb             # USB Bus (required)
> device          ugen            # Generic
> #device         uhid            # "Human Interface Devices"
> #device         ukbd            # Keyboard
> #device         ulpt            # Printer
> #device         umass           # Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da
> #device         ums             # Mouse
> #device         uscanner        # Scanners
> # USB Ethernet, requires mii
> #device         aue             # ADMtek USB ethernet
> #device         cue             # CATC USB ethernet
> #device         kue             # Kawasaki LSI USB ethernet

-- 
Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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