From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 16:54:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B2A16A4DD for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:54:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsam@ns.kfs.ru) Received: from ns.kfs.ru (kfs.kfs.ru [62.183.117.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5358443D45 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:54:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsam@ns.kfs.ru) Received: from bsam by ns.kfs.ru with local (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1GFZW6-0009aV-Er; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:54:18 +0400 To: unixforums 1 References: <20060822162247.86882.qmail@web39107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> From: Boris Samorodov Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:54:18 +0400 In-Reply-To: <20060822162247.86882.qmail@web39107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> (unixforums 1's message of "Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <05649733@serv3.int.kfs.ru> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: "Boris B. Samorodov" Cc: questions@freebsd.org, Derek Ragona Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell PE850 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:54:24 -0000 On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) unixforums 1 wrote: > Alt+F4 didnt show anything. Alt+F2 did show at the end of the install: > Before installing the Linux compatible module > "mv: rename /boot/GENERIC to /boot/kernel: No such file or directory" To avoid getting this (and many others) error and getting an unbootable machine I always use only _minimal_ install of the base system. It takes only a couple of minutes, btw. When (and if) I get a bootable system I continue on doing other stuff. > During the linux module install I saw these errors: > "ldconfig: warning: /usr/local/lib: No such file or directory > ldconfig: warning: /usr/X11R6/lib: No such file or directory > Linux mode is not enabled. > Loading linux kernel module now ... > kldload: cant load linux: No such file or directory > The linux kernel module could not be loaded. > Please enable linux model manually and retry. > pkg_add: install script returned error status" > If I exit the install and reboot the server I get this error: Do a minimal install and the other stuff after a reboot. ;-) > "Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > Unable to load a Kernel! > / > cant load 'kernel' > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. > OK" > I think it is only a problem with 6.1 because 6.0 installs fine. WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve