Re: extracting base.tgz hangs

[Emil Skoeldberg <esg%SDF.LONESTAR.ORG@localhost>]

On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 04:09:19PM +0200, Jean-Yves Migeon wrote:
> On 06.05.2011 23:37, Emil Skoeldberg wrote:
> > 1) What is the reason for the tar/pax failure?
>
> There can be many, it's hard to debug-guess: stalling hard drive, buggy
> fs code, overwriting/corrupting libraries, improper base.tgz...

No, you're right; I was just wondering if there would be an obvious
candidate I suppose.

> > 2) What should I have done instead of cutting the power when the
> > system became unresponsive?
>
> Break in ddb(4), and either "call cpu_reboot" or "show all procs" to see
> what the processes are doing.
>

I'll keep this in mind for the next time - thanks!


> > 3) Is there anything I can do now? (except for trying to find a
> > floppy/cdrom drive from which I can boot and do an upgrade)
>
> - try booting in single user mode (boot netbsd -s from bootloader)
> - boot from USB key if your system is able to [1]

single user boot hangs in the same way, and the system is a bit too
old to be able to boot from USB (it might even predate the
introduction of USB).

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