Re: loader problem?

On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 02:39:32PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 June 2005 06:10 pm, Randy Bush wrote:
> > >> OK unload
> > >> OK load boot/kernel/kernel
> > >> boot/kernel/kernel text=0x24d128 data=0x27c1c+0x2b6e4
> > >> syms=[0x4+0x30630+0x4+0x3cb6d] OK lsmod
> > >>  0x400000: boot/kernel/kernel (elf kernel, 0x30e5e8)
> > >>   modules: io.1 splash.1 ipfw.2 ether.1 sysvshm.1 sysvsem.1 sysvmsg.1
> > >> cd9660.1 isa.1 pseudofs.1 procfs.1 random.1 ppbus.1 pci.1 null.1 mem.1
> > >> acd.1 atapci.1 ata.1 OK set acpi_load=NO
> > >> OK show
> > >> LINES=24
> > >> acpi_load=NO
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > >> OK boot
> > >> /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x4cc70 data=0x2000+0x10b0
> > >> syms=[0x4+0x7960+0x4+0xa1d9] \
> > >>
> > >> <and lockup solid>
> > >
> > > You want to "unset acpi_load" to disable ACPI loading, or
> > > "set hint.acpi.0.disabled=1".
> >
> > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
> > OK unset acpi_load
> > OK set hint.acpi.0.disabled=1
> > OK boot
> > \
> >
> > <and lock up solid>
> >
> > and boot -v shows nothing else
> 
> Are you sure it isn't booting using the serial console instead?  Did you let 
> it sit for 5 minutes or so and see if a ttyv0 login eventually popped up on 
> the screen?
> 
Hear hear, when no device hints were present (easily verifiable with the
"show" loader command).


Cheers,
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Ruslan Ermilov
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