Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-11 Thread erik quanstrom
> I tried booting 9atom; it failed with the same error, then printed > random garbage across the screen. > > I'll try poking around with it to see where it crashes once I have an > install to build from on my other computer. > > I'll try poking around with it to see where it crashes once I have an

Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-10 Thread David Hoskin
Hi Erik, I tried booting 9atom; it failed with the same error, then printed random garbage across the screen. I'll try poking around with it to see where it crashes once I have an install to build from on my other computer. If I take the 2008 bootloader, can it boot a modern kernel? Thanks, --

Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-10 Thread erik quanstrom
> It printed PBS1... , then dumped 2-3 pages of messages too quickly for > me to read. > > The message above the one I quoted was the same, except FLAGS=10206 instead. > > After this message, it tried to print another in the same format, but > all numbers were replaced with %u% . > > If I can fi

Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-09 Thread David Hoskin
> If I can figure out how to build the new bootloader from my 2008 > install, I can have a try at seeing where it fails - any pointers to > get started / where to try first? update: The new cd does boot on another computer, so I can use it for compiling, rather than working from the 2008 system.

Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-09 Thread David Hoskin
> Is anything printed before the fatal error? It printed PBS1... , then dumped 2-3 pages of messages too quickly for me to read. The message above the one I quoted was the same, except FLAGS=10206 instead. After this message, it tried to print another in the same format, but all numbers were rep

Re: [9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-08 Thread erik quanstrom
> Press almost any key to reset... FLAGS=10202 TRAP=6 ECODE=0 PC=3 > AX 800116e1 BX 0f3e CX 8006407 DX 03d5 > SI 800b8fa0 DI 800b8fa0 BP 002e > CS 0010 DS 0008 ES 0008 FS 0008 GS 0008 > CR0 8011 CR2 CR3 c000 > panic: exception/interrupt 6 very difficult to say anything

[9fans] snapshot fails to boot

2010-08-08 Thread David Hoskin
I tried installing a recent snapshot on my laptop (Acer Travelmate 2450 , from late 2006), which failed with the following message from the bootloader: Press almost any key to reset... FLAGS=10202 TRAP=6 ECODE=0 PC=3 AX 800116e1 BX 0f3e CX 8006407 DX 03d5 SI 800b8fa0 DI 800b8fa0 BP 002