System borked: loader stack overflow.

[Andrew Lankford]

I can't say what version of the loader it is that I'm using, but 
(following Peter's advice, thanks), I've tried loader.old (about a week 
old) and the latest loader (built yesterday), and both start.  Where 
each loader has a problem appears to be reading (include-ing?) 
/boot/default/loader.conf .  The spinner spins for a longer time than 
usual, and then the loader gives up with the stack overflow.  
Fortunately, I still got a prompt and am able to load the latest kernel 
acpi and a what few other modules I need to boot successfully and reply 
to your emails.

A quick look at /boot/defaults/loader.conf ( version 1.122.2.4 
2008/11/24 00:52:26 ) shows
nothing out of the ordinary.

FYI:  I'm using the Windows Vista boot manager with boot1 instead of 
boot0, although boot1 doesn't appear to have changed since I first 
installed 7.0 on my notebook.

Andrew Lankford

Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:09:52PM -0500, Andrew Lankford wrote:
>   
>> After rebuilding world from 7-stable after cvsup, I can no longer boot.  
>> The loader tries to load the kernel but instead locks up  with a stack 
>> overflow.  Wish I could send more details, but I'll have to find another 
>> way to boot up my system first.
>>     
>
> just to identify the problem - what was the version of your
> previous loader, and what kind of CPU do you have (Intel or AMD,
> single or multi core) etc.
>
> (to boot again you can replace /boot/loader with one taken from
> an older 6.3 or 7.0 CD)
>
> cheers
> luigi
>
>