Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-08-03 Thread Jason Barnes
> > Then what's the safe mode in the boot screen in 5.2.1, and how is > > it different than single user mode? Thanks for your patience with me on > > this issue. > > AFAIK, among others doesn't set DMA disk access. > syctl: > hw.ata.ata_dma=0 > hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 This seems to have f

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-31 Thread Peter Risdon
JJB wrote: -Original Message- From: Bill Moran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "JJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> In 5.x versions the whole kernel boot process was replaced with new method and the auto rename of the kernel no longer happens on a recompile and there is no kernel.generic module av

RE: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-31 Thread JJB
]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old "JJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you have missed some very important details. In 4.x releases > when you do a kernel compile the system automatically renames the > current kernel to kernel.old

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-31 Thread Bill Moran
TECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason > Barnes > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:31 PM > To: Jonathan Chen > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old > > On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Jonathan Chen wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:50:4

RE: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-31 Thread JJB
old kernel rename process added back into FreeBSD. Submit Bug report. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason Barnes Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 7:31 PM To: Jonathan Chen Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: safe mode for kernel.old On Sat, 31

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Ion-Mihai Tetcu
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:30:33 -0700 (MST) Jason Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [..] > Then what's the safe mode in the boot screen in 5.2.1, and how is > it different than single user mode? Thanks for your patience with me on > this issue. AFAIK, among others doesn't set DMA disk acces

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Jason Barnes
On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Jonathan Chen wrote: > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:50:40PM -0700, Jason Barnes wrote: > > > > Wow -- this is weird, but when I try that the machine locks up > > right after loading the old kernel, after the little -/|\ series finishes. > > Additionally, safe mode and single

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Jonathan Chen
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 03:50:40PM -0700, Jason Barnes wrote: > > Wow -- this is weird, but when I try that the machine locks up > right after loading the old kernel, after the little -/|\ series finishes. > Additionally, safe mode and single-user mode are distinct. Is there a > boot -safe

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Jason Barnes
Wow -- this is weird, but when I try that the machine locks up right after loading the old kernel, after the little -/|\ series finishes. Additionally, safe mode and single-user mode are distinct. Is there a boot -safe that will boot into SAFE mode? Thanks for your help,

Re: safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Bill Moran
Jason Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I managed to build a kernel that won't mount root. Furthermore, I > have a separate issue whereby the system hangs when I boot normally, but > works fine when in safe mode. > My question is: how do I load kernel.old and then run it in safe

safe mode for kernel.old

2004-07-30 Thread Jason Barnes
I managed to build a kernel that won't mount root. Furthermore, I have a separate issue whereby the system hangs when I boot normally, but works fine when in safe mode. My question is: how do I load kernel.old and then run it in safe mode? Thanks for any help you might be