Boot failure

cpghost cpghost at cordula.ws
Fri Aug 7 15:09:54 UTC 2009


On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 10:59:13AM -0400, Identry wrote:
> > Try this:
> >
> > # strings /boot/kernel/kernel ? ? | grep ':/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/'
> > # strings /boot/kernel.old/kernel | grep ':/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/'
> 
> $ strings kernel/kernel |grep ':/usr/obj/usr/src/sys'
>     root at on.identry.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/INET_ON
> 
> $ strings kernel.old/kernel |grep ':/usr/obj/usr/src/sys'
>     root at on.identry.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/INET_ON

So both are (probably) custom kernels. Just run a
diff between:
  /usr/src/sys/$ARCH/conf/GENERIC
and
  /usr/src/sys/$ARCH/conf/INET_ON

(with ARCH being one of i386, amd64, etc...)

GENERIC and INET_ON may be equal; then you're running GENERIC.
If not, they you're running a customized kernel.

-cpghost.

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