On Nov 5, 2007 6:24 PM, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry if this is lengthy, but it gives full background. > I installed a back-up hd (from different computer) into a computer that > I haven't used for some time. > It had openbsd-4.1 (generic kernel) installed. I booted and the system > hung after probing floppy drive. > Last line I see: fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80cyl, 2 head, 18 sec > I re-booted and the same thing. I let the system run for 15 minutes to > see if it would finish. It didn't > I rebooted with 4.2 install cd that I used to install 4.2 on a different > computer, and upgraded 4.1 to 4.2. > Everything went well till I rebooted and the system hung/froze at the > exact same spot. Thinking something was amiss in /etc, I rebooted with > cd, and did a fresh install after deleting / and swap partition. > Installation went smooth, and then I rebooted. > 4.2 (Generic) hung/froze at the same line again. I rebooted and disabled > usb in cmos to see if that would correct the problem. It didn't. > Re-booting again, I booted with bsd.rd and the system booted fine. At > the prompt, I selected "s", mounted my wd0a partition and a linux > partition, copied the "messages" and "dmesg.boot" files to the linux > partition. > Those files are both about 17k and I can add them if helpful. > This system I am trying to use is a Ali motherboard, 900mhz athlon, 512 > megs ram and 512 megs swap. > I tried searching for an answer but didn't see anything quite like this. > > Which file would be helpful? I can add either file or both, but again, > they are 17k
Post dmesg.boot inline in your email. Do that by default whenever you have a hardware problem. It sounds like there is something else weird going on. Obviously some driver in /bsd that isn't in /bsd.rd is hanging because your hardware is some weird case (or maybe broken). Is there anyway to diff the enabled drivers between the two? -Nick
