Subject: Re: Problems booting 1.4_ALPHA...
To: Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/07/1999 11:55:04
Johnny Billquist <bqt@Update.UU.SE> writes:
> Hi. I have a problem. About two weeks ago something happened with the code
> that made my system stop booting. I'm currently running 1.3I, which is
> fine, however, both my own compiled 1.4, and the snapshot hangs at the
> same place.
> 
> Here is the contents of /kern/msgbuf on the running system.
> When I try 1.4_ALPHA, it hangs after the line
> "wscons: wskbd0 glued to wsdisplay0 (console)"
> 
> Anyone knows what is going on here?

> Hmmm, I haven't installed any new bootblocks lately, have they changed?

No idea.

It can't bee a boot block issue, because the system does load and
start autoconfiguring. Have you considered enabling DDB and seeing
where the hang occurs?

Perry