freebsd stable - Oct 2020 - problem upgrading from 11.3 to 11.4 (loader init_state not found)

Hello,

We upgraded a virtual machine from 11.3-release-pX to 11.4-release via
freebsd-update.

Since, the vm does not boot, the loader shows an incomplete menu with an
error : "Options: init_state(heart character) not found"

I put a photo here :
https://filesender.renater.fr/?s=download&token=e17aa22f-bd1a-48a6-98d2-1aafdb4278ca

Then if we type "boot" the machine boots properly.

The menu looks like :
---Welcome to FreeBSD----
1 <-[-11xxxx;6H. <-[-1107xxxx;8HYES

Options: init_state not found
Error while including /boot/menu.rc on the line: menu-display

Can't load 'kernel'
Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailled help
-----------

/boot/loader.conf:
# divers
loader_logo=beastie
loader_color="YES"

# modules
tcpmd5_load="YES"

I read in /usr/src/UPDATING that there were some changes on the loader
but /boot/loader is the same file as /boot/loader.4th so that looks
good.

Any clue ? 

Thanks regards.

On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:10:17 +0200
Patrick Lamaiziere <patfbsd at davenulle.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We upgraded a virtual machine from 11.3-release-pX to 11.4-release via
> freebsd-update.
> 
> Since, the vm does not boot, the loader shows an incomplete menu with
> an error : "Options: init_state(heart character) not found"
> 
> I put a photo here :
>
https://filesender.renater.fr/?s=download&token=e17aa22f-bd1a-48a6-98d2-1aafdb4278ca
> 
> Then if we type "boot" the machine boots properly.
> 
> The menu looks like :
> ---Welcome to FreeBSD----
> 1 <-[-11xxxx;6H. <-[-1107xxxx;8HYES
> 
> Options: init_state not found
> Error while including /boot/menu.rc on the line: menu-display
> 
> Can't load 'kernel'
> Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailled
help
> -----------
> 
> /boot/loader.conf:
> # divers
> loader_logo=beastie
> loader_color="YES"
> 
> # modules
> tcpmd5_load="YES"
Well it boots fine if I comment loader_logo and loader_color.
But I would love the return of Beastie :-)

Regards,