Re: "bootinfo too big" netbooting amd64-8.0_BETA?

["John D. Baker" <jdbaker%mylinuxisp.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 27 Jan 2018, John D. Baker wrote:

> Hmm.  I should try using the modified on-disk boot program and see what
> it reports.  I was worried that when I update the machine to netbsd-8,
> the on-disk boot might fail and I'd be stuck.

Depending on how many modules were pushed from the bootloader, the
same issue applies to the on-disk "/boot" (shipped as "/usr/mdec/boot").


[booting "plex760" (amd64) from disk w/modified "/boot" from -current]
***************************************************
* plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
***************************************************

Select one of the following options:
bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32
bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
bi_add: what 0x58e24, type 7, size 460
bi_add: what 0x587a0, type 9, size 292
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/db/entropy-file  
bi_add: what 0x4d9c0, type 11, size 476
bi_add: what 0x54afc, type 13, size 12
bi_add: what 0x231a8, type 8, size 20
bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56
[kernel Copyright messages]

30 calls to bi_add().


[As above with additional module: "load=scsiverbose"]
***************************************************
* plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
***************************************************

Select one of the following options:
bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32
bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
bi_add: what 0x58eb8, type 7, size 460
bi_add: what 0x58834, type 9, size 292
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod  
bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40
bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60
Loading /stand/db/entropy-file  
bi_add: what 0x4da54, type 11, size 568
bi_add: what 0x54b90, type 13, size 12
bi_add: what 0x2326c, type 8, size 20
bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56
[kernel Copyright messages]

34 calls to bi_add().


[As above with stock netbsd-8 loader]
***************************************************
* plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA *
***************************************************

Select one of the following options:
8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod  
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod  
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod  
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod  
Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod  
Loading /stand/db/entropy-file  
bootinfo too big


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