On Nov 5, 2007 6:24 PM, Michael <bsd4me@cableone.net> wrote:
quoted text > Sorry if this is lengthy, but it gives full background.
> I installed a back-up hd (from different computer) into a computer that
> I haven't used for some time.
> It had openbsd-4.1 (generic kernel) installed. I booted and the system
> hung after probing floppy drive.
> Last line I see: fd0 at fdc0 drive 0: 1.44MB 80cyl, 2 head, 18 sec
> I re-booted and the same thing. I let the system run for 15 minutes to
> see if it would finish. It didn't
> I rebooted with 4.2 install cd that I used to install 4.2 on a different
> computer, and upgraded 4.1 to 4.2.
> Everything went well till I rebooted and the system hung/froze at the
> exact same spot. Thinking something was amiss in /etc, I rebooted with
> cd, and did a fresh install after deleting / and swap partition.
> Installation went smooth, and then I rebooted.
> 4.2 (Generic) hung/froze at the same line again. I rebooted and disabled
> usb in cmos to see if that would correct the problem. It didn't.
> Re-booting again, I booted with bsd.rd and the system booted fine. At
> the prompt, I selected "s", mounted my wd0a partition and a linux
> partition, copied the "messages" and "dmesg.boot" files to the linux
> partition.
> Those files are both about 17k and I can add them if helpful.
> This system I am trying to use is a Ali motherboard, 900mhz athlon, 512
> megs ram and 512 megs swap.
> I tried searching for an answer but didn't see anything quite like this.
>
> Which file would be helpful? I can add either file or both, but again,
> they are 17k
Post dmesg.boot inline in your email. Do that by default whenever you
have a hardware problem. It sounds like there is something else weird
going on. Obviously some driver in /bsd that isn't in /bsd.rd is
hanging because your hardware is some weird case (or maybe broken). Is
there anyway to diff the enabled drivers between the two?
-Nick
