On Sat, 27 Jan 2018, John D. Baker wrote: > Hmm. I should try using the modified on-disk boot program and see what > it reports. I was worried that when I update the machine to netbsd-8, > the on-disk boot might fail and I'd be stuck.
Depending on how many modules were pushed from the bootloader, the same issue applies to the on-disk "/boot" (shipped as "/usr/mdec/boot"). [booting "plex760" (amd64) from disk w/modified "/boot" from -current] *************************************************** * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA * *************************************************** Select one of the following options: bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32 bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20 bi_add: what 0x58e24, type 7, size 460 bi_add: what 0x587a0, type 9, size 292 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/db/entropy-file bi_add: what 0x4d9c0, type 11, size 476 bi_add: what 0x54afc, type 13, size 12 bi_add: what 0x231a8, type 8, size 20 bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56 [kernel Copyright messages] 30 calls to bi_add(). [As above with additional module: "load=scsiverbose"] *************************************************** * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA * *************************************************** Select one of the following options: bi_add: what 0x13060, type 6, size 32 bi_add: what 0x12fe0, type 0, size 88 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20 bi_add: what 0x58eb8, type 7, size 460 bi_add: what 0x58834, type 9, size 292 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod bi_add: what 0x12a20, type 3, size 40 bi_add: what 0x129e0, type 10, size 60 Loading /stand/db/entropy-file bi_add: what 0x4da54, type 11, size 568 bi_add: what 0x54b90, type 13, size 12 bi_add: what 0x2326c, type 8, size 20 bi_add: what 0x129a0, type 12, size 56 [kernel Copyright messages] 34 calls to bi_add(). [As above with stock netbsd-8 loader] *************************************************** * plex760.technoskunk.fur - NetBSD/amd64-8.0_BETA * *************************************************** Select one of the following options: 8287296+185068+1912084 [454245+590112+406329]=0xb62b20 Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/acpiverbose/acpiverbose.kmod Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/pciverbose/pciverbose.kmod Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/scsiverbose/scsiverbose.kmod Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/usbverbose/usbverbose.kmod Loading /stand/amd64/8.0/modules/miiverbose/miiverbose.kmod Loading /stand/db/entropy-file bootinfo too big -- |/"\ John D. Baker, KN5UKS NetBSD Darwin/MacOS X |\ / jdbaker[snail]mylinuxisp[flyspeck]com OpenBSD FreeBSD | X No HTML/proprietary data in email. BSD just sits there and works! |/ \ GPGkeyID: D703 4A7E 479F 63F8 D3F4 BD99 9572 8F23 E4AD 1645
