Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 10:38:48PM +0200, A L Meyers wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:18:59 -0700, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> A. L. Meyers wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hello.  Was able to compile and install GENERIC.MP kernel
>>>>  from latest 2 sources fine, but cannot log in.  System 
>>>> boots, loads the kernel etc. and ends with a login 
>>>> prompt, accepts user name and password but simple returns
>>>>  to a new login prompt.  Must reboot old kernel to use 
>>>> system.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can you give some more details of your setup?  What port 
>>> are you using? (i386? macppc? sparc64?) When you say the 
>>> "latest 2 sources," do you mean sources on the netbsd-2 
>>> branch (ie, what will become 2.1), or sources on the 
>>> netbsd-2-0 branch (what will become 2.0.3)?
>>> 
>>> What version is the system running before trying the new 
>>> kernel?  A binary release from netbsd.org, or something you
>>>  built yourself?  netbsd 2.0, 2.0.2, or what?   What was
>>> the exact procedure you used to upgrade (I think I
>>> understand this, but want to be sure).
>>> 
>>> The more information we have, the better chance we'll have 
>>> to figure out what's going wrong.
>>> 
>>> +j
>> 
>> Thanks for the help.
>> 
>> Here is the output of "uname -a":
>> 
>> NetBSD mc1.DATABAAR.CH 2.99.16 NetBSD 2.99.16 (GENERIC.MP) 
>> #0:
> 
> 
> ha, then you are, in fact, downgrading. 2.99.16 was current 
> *after* the netbsd-2 branch was cut (this is what the 99 means:
>  2.99 is highter than any 2.0.x and 2.x releases). My guess is 
> that your netbsd-2 kernel is missing some system calls or 
> devices (maybe /dev/pts) used by your 2.99.16 userland.
> 
> 
>> Fri Feb 18 01:51:22 CET 2005 
>> bouyer@pop.lip6.fr:/local/pop1/bouyer/tmp/i386/obj/local/ 
>> pop1/bouyer/current-clean/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP
>>  i386
>> 
>> I upgraded the sources to the netbsd-2 branch.  Then I 
>> compiled a kernel using the standard procedure and the 
>> GENERIC.MP file.  It booted without any problem but 
>> subsequently I could not log in as described above.  Have 
>> build a new system as well but have not yet installed it.
> 
> 
> In your case, as you're downgrading, the procedure would be to 
> first install the userland, and then the new kenrel.
> 
Thanks a million, Manuel!  I posted a question on the user land
installation on netbsd.general.  Sorry to confuse the 2 groups but
is isn't yet clear to me which one is for what.  BTW since I just
want a stable, reasonably up to date system, is this downgrading
the correct approach or do you recommend a different tag than
netbsd-2?

Greetings,

lux