Raspberry Pi B stuck during boot?

[René Ladan]

On 07-08-16 13:57, Bernd Walter wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 07, 2016 at 12:09:08PM +0200, René Ladan wrote:
>> On 06-08-16 16:23, Bernd Walter wrote:
>>> On Sat, Aug 06, 2016 at 03:06:20PM +0200, René Ladan wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> With recent versions of 11 (alpha3 and beta3) my raspberry b gets stuck
>>>> near the end of the boot. I checked the SD card and updated it to 11-beta3
>>>> using these commands (if I remember correctly, but nothing unusual):
>>>>
>>>> % make buildworld TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6
>>>> % make buildkernel KERNCONF=RPI-B TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6
>>>> # make installworld TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6 DESTDIR=/mnt
>>>> # make installkernel TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6 DESTDIR=/mnt
>>>> KERNCONF=RPI-B
>>>> # make delete-old TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6 DESTDIR=/mnt
>>>> # make delete-old-libs TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv6 DESTDIR=/mnt
>>>> # mergemaster -A armv6 -D /mnt -p
>>>> # mergemaster -A armv6 -D /mnt -U -i
>>>>
>>>> See https://rene-ladan.nl/IMG_20160804_193031.jpg for a phone picture of
>>>> the TV screen where it gets stuck.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas if what could be wrong?
>>> It might be hanging in single user mode prompt on serial console.
>>>
>> So if I would disable serial console in /etc/ttys it should be fine?
> No - that is just for the login prompt after the OS has been booted into
> multiuser mode.
> Unfortunately I have no idea where the loader on an RPi gets that
> information from, since so far I've always used serial consoles.
> The kernel itself can do double output, but the rc-scripts, including
> the single user mode prompt, are limited to one.
> It would be easiest if you have the option to wire up the serial console.
Yeah, I'll see if I can construct something using the GPIO pins.

I also tried adding autoboot_delay=-1 to /boot/loader.conf and pulling
my DCF77 receiver from the GPIO pins (ground, +3.3V, signal wire) but
that didn't help either.

So with USB power, HDMI cable to TV, and a USB keyboard it hangs.

René