On Tuesday 08 July 2008 09:54:29 am Kelly Black wrote: > >Message: 4 > >Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:10:45 -0700 > >From: "Kevin Oberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? > >To: Eugene Grosbein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > >> 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. > >> > [Snip ... ] > >> > > I am having a similar problem. I removed the config.boot file with no > change. Someone in this list posted the following links:
Are you using a serial console? -- John Baldwin _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
