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kernel not found
Yo there folks, Im using freebsd for a year now, I was using the 6.2 version and just recently download the images for i686 of the freebsd 7, im deploying freebsd on several computers but the odd thing its that after installing using the sysinstall tool the system cant load the kernel
instead of load automagically the boot, [and im truly sure the mbr boot code was done right] the boot delays a seconds and the show me the options f1 freebsd ...etc. but at the moment of select f1 or use a boot comand with several option always get the next outout BTX loader 1.00 BTX version 1.01 consoles: internal video/keyboard bios drive c is disk0 bios 693kb/457536kb available memory Freebsd/i386 bootstrap loader rev 1.1 loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf unable to load a kernel!!! - cant load 'kernel' type ? for a list of comands ok thanks for any coments!!! |
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9 times out of 10, the problem is the user creating a separate /boot partition. FreeBSD defaults to having /boot as just a directory on the / partition.
The boot loader looks for /boot/kernel/kernel relative to whichever partition is marker bootable. If that's /boot, the what it translates to is /boot/boot/kernel/kernel which doesn't exist. The easiest fix is to reinstall without the separate /boot partition. |
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Im testing now I will put the solution to this!!!
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the /boot does exist and in fact thw whole modules and kernel
/boot/kernel /boot/GENERIC/ so im trying to delete the /boot partition to be only /boot directory whish me luck!! |
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its funny even when trying a whole / and swap partitions the system cant load the kernel kernel its installed I cant make the symbolic link from the ok prompt [as far I know]
you would think of this as bug (mine of the hardware) I try with acpi on/off but I get alwas the same message///booring. thanks to all who reply here |
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trying again now
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So here its the news When installing I choose a custom one to avoid the slice installed separated, so I choose the entire disk to use then create a / partition@28GB and a swap one @1GB so choose the distros of user+kernel+src and commit the installation (from cd/dvd) all goes fine
the fs and partitions wrote well and the file copy too. Then boot and the same heck of message again cant find a kernel, so here its where I find the clue go to check if there is something installed and the whole tree was there and the files too =p so check /boot/loader and /boot/loader.conf, indeed exists but they are all blank, so its supposed to be here something =3! [isnt?_] so I think perhaps copying the conf of the cdrom an write down to the disk but Im a retard I dont know how to do this from the ok prompt? Some suggestion? And of course thanks to all the ones who take his time an check this back. |
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download and burn freeBSD fixit disk (live CD)
from there you can start console.... how exactly did you install FBSD? did you used custom install > minimal distribution or custom install > custom > base + kernel... distribution i think you need to read http://www2.lv.freebsd.org/doc/en_US...k/install.html if you haven't done so already, if you have, reading it once more, might be of use |
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or if you have another PC, i suggest you install emulator and try to set FBSD on it.
and if you can do it in emulator, and can't on real pc, then we have some weird problem (perhaps hardware) EDIT: I mean no offense/disrespect Last edited by graudeejs; 23rd October 2008 at 06:15 PM. |
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Im checking right now!!! I use to download the iso images of the release 7. so burn the #1 and boot from there choose the option 1 [but I even tryed with acpi disabled] begin to load the kernel and modules and the keyboard selection and the sysinstall tool the use a custom install >partitition [use bsd loader] > create slices > distros = user+kernel+src>select media and commit then simply reboot and I woul try on another pcs, because I have several but all the same http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/p...285443&lang=en [sr2020la]
---------------------------------------- EDIT: I mean no offense/disrespect ---------------------------------------- No problem men I dont take this as offense I apreciate you have the kindness of read my problem and dedicate a bit of your time to this =3 Thanks Checking now with fix it disk and trying another pc Last edited by isamu; 23rd October 2008 at 07:12 PM. |
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solved
Good news I try this pc
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...product=436875 sr1215la and went well, no problem , no bad things. Dunno if I found a hardware issue, by the way I remember when trying to install on the problem machine it give me one or two msgs like procces exited with signal 11. and when trying to add and user it didnt add or dont permit me to setup my root pswd, dunno why? Well thanks to all who check me!!! you are very kind. Greetings |
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