Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 05:16:14 GMT From: Greg Hamamjian <haxor777@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: amd64/97019: Cannot load the kernel after installation on Supermicro H8DAR-T Message-ID: <200605090516.k495GEWw069133@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200605090520.k495KKgL082487@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 97019 >Category: amd64 >Synopsis: Cannot load the kernel after installation on Supermicro H8DAR-T >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-amd64 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 09 05:20:19 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Greg Hamamjian >Release: 6.1-Release >Organization: Select Systems Technology >Environment: 6.1-RELEASE >Description: Upon initial installation of 6.1-RELEASE 64 bit on a Supermicro H8DAR-T system, the /boot/kernel directory is missing and the system doesn't boot. Error is something to the effect of: Cannot load kernel I happened to catch the last message after installing the system and before booting into it by pressing CTRL-ALT-F2 (I believe.) I got a message something to the effect of: rename of /boot/GENERIC to /boot/kernel file does not exist >How-To-Repeat: Install 64 bit 6.1-RELEASE on a Supermicro H8DAR-T standard with MBR (no boot-loader) and re-boot to start system. >Fix: 1) Load fixit image with installation cd-rom and switch to holographic shell (CTRL-ALT-F4) 2) mount /dev/ad4s1a to any directory of your choice (e.g. mount /dev/ad4s1a /mnt.) 2) copy /dist/kernels/install.sh to the above partition just mounted. 3) edit the install.sh and change the line that says /$[some variable]-/boot to the newely mounted parition /boot (e.g. /mnt/boot) 4) change to the /dist/kernels directory and run the install.sh from your mounted drive with kernel kernel arguments (e.g. cd /dist/kernels && /mnt/install.sh kernel kernel) >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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