Re: boot/loader broken?

John Baldwin wrote:
> On Tuesday 03 October 2006 09:00, Ian FREISLICH wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > After a build/install today, I can't boot my boxes:
> > 
> > BTX loader 1.00  BTX version is 1.01
> > Consoles: internal video/keyboard
> > BIOS drive C: is disk0
> > BIOS 633kB/2096000kB available memory
> > 
> > FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
> > (ianf_at_testbed, Tue Oct  3 08:22:43 SAST 2006)
> >                                                                            
     
> > can't load 'kernel'
> > 
> > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
> > OK ls
> > open '/' failed: input/output error
> > OK lsdev
> > cd devices:
> > disk devices:
> >     disk0:   BIOS drive C:
> > pxe devices:
> > 
> > I don't know what else I can get of interest from this interface.
> > It's happened to 2 of my test servers.  They rebooted fine before
> > the upgrade.
> 
> What drive controller do they have?  Try backing out the recent commits to 
> sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/btx.S in case they cause it.

It's an Adaptec 2410SA.  I tried ru's suggestion and the old loader works.

Some time between:

-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  245760 Sep 26 12:03 /boot/loader.working
-r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  245760 Oct  3 12:31 /boot/loader.broken

1.41 of sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/btx.S breaks the loader.

Ian

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Ian Freislich