Subject: Re: recent dom0 kernels reboot on loading?
To: Sarton O'Brien <bsd-xen@roguewrt.org>
From: Daniel Carosone <dan@geek.com.au>
List: port-xen
Date: 09/09/2007 09:38:02
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On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 09:38:13AM +1000, Sarton O'Brien wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:34:13 pm Mikolaj Golub wrote:
> > after removing "console=3Dtty0" the system dose not go in reboot any mo=
re,
> > but boot process stops somewhere later -- the host is not reached by
> > network. Unfortunately, I do not see any netbsd kernel messages, it app=
ears
> > they go to serial console. I have no serial cable and can't say what was
> > going on exactly, but I suspect it could not mount root device. After
> > removing "root=3D/dev/hda1" the system booted and I have it alive now,
> > although without vga console. XEN3_DOMU booted ok.
>=20
> OK, well you have at least nailed it down to the console redirection when=
 xen=20
> is initialising. Well done! We overlooked it.=20

I've just been reminded that there was a change in -current to enable
and handle 64-bit BAR's for vga devices, and my recollection is that
this was probably around the right timeframe.  Sounds like a good
place to start looking.

--
Dan.



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