> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 > From: Eugene Grosbein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi! > > Today I've updated my 7.0-STABLE system using source upgrade path. > loader(8) boots it just fine but it's impossible to issue commands > using its command prompt mode (N.B.: beastie_disable="YES" > and autoboot_delay="2" are in my /boot/loader.conf). > > At boot time, I hit "Space" button to reach its command prompt - that works. > While typing of a command, I observe one of bad things: > > 1) it just hangs solid (keyboard LEDs do not switch) after a couple > of characters entered, or > 2) system spontaneously reboots while typing, or > 3) it shows endless flow of hex dump, presumably from BTX. > > Most of time it hangs, a couple of times I've got reboot > and once there was hex dump. I use vidconsole with PS/2 keyboard. > > Seldom I've allowed to type 'boot -s' and hit enter without a problem - > it boots system OK then. So, I assume there is a problem > with vidconsole input/output routines. > > I've rebuilt /boot/loader using sources of 7.0-RELEASE and it works nice now. > My has Intel D975XBX motherboard, I use PS/2 keyboard. > What should I try to debug this? > > Here is my /etc/src.conf: > > WITHOUT_ATM= > WITHOUT_AUDIT= > WITHOUT_AUTHPF= > WITHOUT_ZFS= > WITHOUT_CDDL= > WITHOUT_FORTRAN= > WITHOUT_GCOV= > WITHOUT_HTML= > WITHOUT_I4B= > WITHOUT_INET6= > WITHOUT_IPFILTER= > WITHOUT_IPX= > WITHOUT_KERBEROS= > WITHOUT_PF= > WITHOUT_PROFILE= > > And I have 'CPUTYPE?=pentium4' in /etc/make.conf > > Eugene Grosbein > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >
Eugene, Just a shot in the dark, but do you have a /boot.config file on the system? We have had a similar issue on a few systems and concluded that it could be "fixed' by rolling back to an older loader binary or by removing the /boot.config file. Added data on this would be helpful. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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