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. I've rebuilt /boot/loader using sources of 7.0-RELEASE and it works nice now. My has Intel D975XBX motherboard, I use PS/2 keyboard. What should I try to debug this? Here is my /etc/src.conf: WITHOUT_ATMWITHOUT_AUDITWITHOUT_AUTHPFWITHOUT_ZFSWITHOUT_CDDLWITHOUT_FORTRANWITHOUT_GCOVWITHOUT_HTMLWITHOUT_I4BWITHOUT_INET6WITHOUT_IPFILTERWITHOUT_IPXWITHOUT_KERBEROSWITHOUT_PFWITHOUT_PROFILE And I have 'CPUTYPE?=pentium4' in /etc/make.conf Eugene Grosbein
> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 > From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@kuzbass.ru> > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > 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. > > I've rebuilt /boot/loader using sources of 7.0-RELEASE and it works nice now. > My has Intel D975XBX motherboard, I use PS/2 keyboard. > What should I try to debug this? > > Here is my /etc/src.conf: > > WITHOUT_ATM> WITHOUT_AUDIT> WITHOUT_AUTHPF> WITHOUT_ZFS> WITHOUT_CDDL> WITHOUT_FORTRAN> WITHOUT_GCOV> WITHOUT_HTML> WITHOUT_I4B> WITHOUT_INET6> WITHOUT_IPFILTER> WITHOUT_IPX> WITHOUT_KERBEROS> WITHOUT_PF> WITHOUT_PROFILE> > And I have 'CPUTYPE?=pentium4' in /etc/make.conf > > Eugene Grosbein > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >Eugene, Just a shot in the dark, but do you have a /boot.config file on the system? We have had a similar issue on a few systems and concluded that it could be "fixed' by rolling back to an older loader binary or by removing the /boot.config file. Added data on this would be helpful. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 224 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20080707/6182cded/attachment.pgp
> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 > From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@kuzbass.ru> > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > 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. > > I've rebuilt /boot/loader using sources of 7.0-RELEASE and it works nice now. > My has Intel D975XBX motherboard, I use PS/2 keyboard. > What should I try to debug this? > > Here is my /etc/src.conf: > > WITHOUT_ATM> WITHOUT_AUDIT> WITHOUT_AUTHPF> WITHOUT_ZFS> WITHOUT_CDDL> WITHOUT_FORTRAN> WITHOUT_GCOV> WITHOUT_HTML> WITHOUT_I4B> WITHOUT_INET6> WITHOUT_IPFILTER> WITHOUT_IPX> WITHOUT_KERBEROS> WITHOUT_PF> WITHOUT_PROFILE> > And I have 'CPUTYPE?=pentium4' in /etc/make.conf > > Eugene GrosbeinEugene, I forgot to mention that you should probably look at the "Problem with /boot/loader" thread from June 26 and a bit later. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 224 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/attachments/20080707/3b1cf1fa/attachment.pgp
>Message: 4 >Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:10:45 -0700 >From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> >Subject: Re: RELENG_7: /boot/loader command prompt mode broken? >To: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@kuzbass.ru> >Cc: stable@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <20080707211045.90F274500E@ptavv.es.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:21:47 +0800 >> From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@kuzbass.ru> >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >> 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:> documented here; and yes, I realise you don't get a screen full of > continual register dumps, but different people saw different behaviour: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/JeremyChadwick/Commonly_reported_issues > > Also see these mailing list threads: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2007-October/078755.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2007-November/038214.html >Unfortunately I have not had a chance to test them yet. (It is hard to bring a machine down while it is running.) Sincerely, Kel -- _______________________________________________________ Kelly Black Phone: (518) 388-8727 Department of Mathematics FAX: (603) 388-6005 Union College e-mail: kelly.black@union.edu Schenectady NY 12308 (USA) WWW: http://blackk.union.edu/~black