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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!ames!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix.gen.nz!john From: john@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (John Vorstermans) Subject: Re: 2.0.5 screen problems after upgrade (no interactive response) Message-ID: <DByprt.542@actrix.gen.nz> Sender: news@actrix.gen.nz (News Administrator) Organization: Actrix Information Exchange Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:09:28 GMT References: <DBpIH4.Mw4@actrix.gen.nz> <3u7cuq$bb0@agate.berkeley.edu> X-Nntp-Posting-Host: atlantis.actrix.gen.nz Lines: 48 In article <3u7cuq$bb0@agate.berkeley.edu>, Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@violet.berkeley.edu> wrote: >In article <DBpIH4.Mw4@actrix.gen.nz>, >John Vorstermans <john@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote: >>I created a boot floppy and managed to boot up fine except when it >>got to the point where the colourful initial configuration screen >>was susp[osed to pop up I was simply faced with a blank screen. I > >Hmmm. That's weird! Have you tried disabling all the devices in the kernel >that you don't need (boot with -c and use the `disable' command)? It's >entirely possible that the first "probe all devices" scan that sysinstall >does is wedging up your particular system. Yes, I have spent hours trying to work out the problem. Disableing all the unused devices doesn't make a difference. Even disableing everything but the essential makes no difference. I boot up and the boot sequence goes as normal untill after the scsi device probes have finished then I see nothing more on the screen (where you would usually see "changing to root device sd0a .... or whatever). However I can still hear the disk activity which continues for another minute or so. The I can switch to vt1 where I see a login prompt and back to vt0 where the Login prompt is visable. I can start typing and nothing appears on the screen but it is accepted as input from the keyboard so I can login. If it toggle back and forth to vt1 I can see that I have indead loged in as there is a prompt awaiting me. I reinstalled the kernel from the 2.0 cd /kernel amd am able to boot up fine and run X without a problem. X will not start from the 2.0.5 kernel.... system just locks up. So in short I have 2.0.5 installed but running a 2.0 kernel. Not too good as I need to recompile in support for PPP etc so that I can get out to the world. I have tryed rebuilding several kernels with different configs but the result does not change. I am at a lose of where to go from here. Has anyone any pointers? -- John Vorstermans | Obstacles are what you see Actrix Networks Ltd. | when you take you eyes off 93 Boulcott St. Wellington | the goal. Phone: +64 4 499-1122 |