Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:49:02 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Troyax <troyax@pholos.eu> Cc: Haowu Ge <ghw@7axu.com>, FreeBSD Stable Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, Matthieu Volat <mazhe@alkumuna.eu>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd 10 install kernel not booting. Message-ID: <CAJ-VmokakhDRDMmOR7yQOYZHm7im=efuAeoChGMtKwDRd7JtAw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140414130845.GA43154@yggdrasil.alkumuna.eu> References: <20140328160019.GA93913@yggdrasil.alkumuna.eu> <20140404214900.6ff7681e@freedom.alkumuna.eu> <20140411135453.GA19755@yggdrasil.alkumuna.eu> <CAKrd9eXRQ0k5w823ZAo_F6as9zFm=6TqXSMOjX7Fugu3t2Z3CQ@mail.gmail.com> <20140414130845.GA43154@yggdrasil.alkumuna.eu>
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Would you please file a PR so this doesn't get lost? http://freebsd.org/send-pr.html Thanks! -a On 14 April 2014 06:08, Troyax <troyax@pholos.eu> wrote: > Thanks for the follow-up Haowu, it didn't work in itself but helped me fi= nd a work-around. I ran the following (slightly different) commands on my U= SB image: > gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot0 da0 > gpart bootcode -p /boot/boot1 -i 1 da0 > gpart set -a active -i 1 da0 (with a warning message "gpart: attrib 'ac= tive': Device not configured") > But it ended up with the same behaviour: the bootstrap stops (and reboot = the machine) right before the "loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf" output m= essage, which got me thinking that the problem may be in the stage 3. > > So I tried with a fresh fbsd10 USB image with only the /boot/loader from = my fbsd9.2 (I mounted the USB stick and cp-ed the file) and voila, it works= . > I took a very quick look at the /sys/boot/i386/loader code, and the major= (only?) difference I found there was the NANDFS support. But I don't know = if it is used for the USB image and there are probably lots of other possib= le cause - it needs a more expert look I think. > > Troyax. > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:43:31AM +0800, Haowu Ge wrote: >> Try this? >> gpart bootcode -b /mnt2/boot/boot0 da0 >> gpart bootcode -b /mnt2/boot/boot1 /dev/da0s1 >> gpart set -a active -i 1 da0 >> >> >> 2014-04-11 21:54 GMT+08:00 Troyax <troyax@pholos.eu>: >> >> > > Hello, since there's no answer yet, and it seems to be a bootloader >> > related problem, would you try the following? >> > > * Create a 10.0 memory stick >> > > * From your 9.2 environment, copy the bootcode to the memory stick: >> > > # gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot da0 >> > > * Try and see if it boots >> > >> > I have just tried your suggestion, but the result is the same. To be m= ore >> > precise, BTX loader 1.02 seems to launch the loader correctly; but it = stops >> > (and reboots the machine) very early on loading the kernel. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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