On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 07:45:09PM -0700, Rick Updegrove wrote: > Ok BIOS is updated. > Sorry for the attachments, but the lines would wrap badly. > > > Kris Kennaway wrote: > >Run mptable. > > See mptable.txt > > >Look in /modules for stale files, and check kldstat to see what you're > >running. > > See modules.txt > > How do I know if they are stale?
Use the -l option to ls and compare to the date you installed your kernel. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /modules # kldstat > Id Refs Address Size Name > 1 1 0xc0100000 227ff4 kernel It doesn't like you're using them, though. > >This doesn't correspond to the recommended upgrade procedure (yes, in > >the handbook :-), e.g. you omit running mergemaster, and run the > >installworld target before rebooting, but that shouldn't cause panics. > > Oh I am supposed to reboot first, then run make installworld? It's hard to back out an installworld if your new kernel is broken. > Well I admit that I don't use mergemaster because it has never actually > been useful. I prefer to keep my /etc configuration files in CVS and > refer to them if something breaks.. perhaps I should RTFM again and again? Might be worthwhile :-) > I will try to hook up a serial console can you point me to a HOWTO > maybe? I will also google... Again, it's well described in the handbook. > >man boot and see the 'v' option. > > I hate man pages sometimes. After reading that several times, I took a > guess and I am trying: That would probably work, but the boot manpage talks about /boot.config or specifying -v with the keyboard at the boot propmpt. > Does that look OK? > > > >This indicates a problem - I don't know how serious - the BIOS update > >may help. > > I am attaching the output from "dmesg -a" again after booting to the new > BIOS and making the above changes. Doesn't seem to have fixed the 'broken mptable' message. This may indicate broken (non-spec-compliant) hardware. > Ok but not until I make it crash with this BIOS right? Yep..one step at a time. > MPTable, version 2.0.15 Looks OK as far as stepping goes, I'm not an expert on SMP hardware to interpret any problems with the rest. Kris
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