NetBSD Problem Report #46788

From paul@whooppee.com  Thu Aug  9 13:45:35 2012
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Subject: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
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>Number:         46788
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 09 13:50:00 +0000 2012
>Closed-Date:    Sat May 10 13:15:22 +0000 2014
>Last-Modified:  Sat May 10 13:15:22 +0000 2014
>Originator:     Paul Goyette
>Release:        NetBSD 6.99.5
>Organization:
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>Environment:


System: NetBSD screamer.whooppee.com 6.99.5 NetBSD 6.99.5 (WHOOPPEE (shared) 2012-04-21 19:59:48) #33: Sat Apr 21 13:02:53 PDT 2012 paul@screamer.whooppee.com:/build/netbsd-local/obj/amd64/sys/arch/amd64/compile/WHOOPPEE amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:
	The memtestplus.bin file cannot be booted on amd64 system.
>How-To-Repeat:
	# cp /usr/pkg/mdec/memtestplus.bin /memtestplus

	Now, reboot, drop to the bootloader prompt, and

		boot memtestplus

	You get error: Inappropriate file type or format

>Fix:


>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:
From: "OBATA Akio" <obache@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:17:50 +0900

 On Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:50:00 +0900, <paul@whooppee.com> wrote:

 >> Description:
 > 	The memtestplus.bin file cannot be booted on amd64 system.
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 > 	# cp /usr/pkg/mdec/memtestplus.bin /memtestplus
 >
 > 	Now, reboot, drop to the bootloader prompt, and
 >
 > 		boot memtestplus
 >
 > 	You get error: Inappropriate file type or format

  From MESSAGE (pkg_info -D memtestplus), for such purpose,
 mdec/memtestplus should be used instead of mdec/memtestplus.bin.

 -- 
 OBATA Akio / obache@NetBSD.org

From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 08:50:31 -0700 (PDT)

 On Thu, 9 Aug 2012, OBATA Akio wrote:

 > > 	Now, reboot, drop to the bootloader prompt, and
 > >
 > > 		boot memtestplus
 > >
 > > 	You get error: Inappropriate file type or format
 >
 >  From MESSAGE (pkg_info -D memtestplus), for such purpose,
 > mdec/memtestplus should be used instead of mdec/memtestplus.bin.

 I tried that, too.  Booting that image simply results in an immediate 
 reboot.

 I have an older version of memtestplus installed, which still boots 
 successfully under -current.  The older, working image is from about one 
 year ago, and the size of that working image is similar to the size of 
 the new memtestplus.bin file:

 -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel   162084 Aug 12  2011 /memtestplus
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  1210660 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new
 -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   164504 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new.bin

 Booting memtestplus (old image) works.
 Booting memtestplus.new         fails and resets the machine
 Booting memtestplus.new.bin     "Inappropriate file type or format"



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From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:01:14 -0700 (PDT)

 > I have an older version of memtestplus installed, which still boots 
 > successfully under -current.  The older, working image is from about one year 
 > ago, and the size of that working image is similar to the size of the new 
 > memtestplus.bin file:
 >
 > -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel   162084 Aug 12  2011 /memtestplus
 > -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  1210660 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new
 > -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   164504 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new.bin
 >
 > Booting memtestplus (old image) works.
 > Booting memtestplus.new         fails and resets the machine
 > Booting memtestplus.new.bin     "Inappropriate file type or format"


 Please also note the following:

 # file /mem*
 /memtestplus:         ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 
 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
 /memtestplus.new:     ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 
 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
 /memtestplus.new.bin: Linux x86 kernel

 The old, working file "memtestplus" is about 160kb in size, and is 
 tagged as an ELF executable.

 Howver, for the new files, the ".new.bin" file is about the same size 
 but is a Linux kernel.  The ".new" file is the correct type, but is much 
 larger in size.

 It almost looks like the package installation procedures got the two 
 files somehow "confused".  :)





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From: "OBATA Akio" <obache@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:14:05 +0900

 On Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:01:14 +0900, Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com> wrote:

 >> I have an older version of memtestplus installed, which still boots
 >> successfully under -current.  The older, working image is from about one year
 >> ago, and the size of that working image is similar to the size of the new
 >> memtestplus.bin file:
 >>
 >> -r--r--r--  1 root  wheel   162084 Aug 12  2011 /memtestplus
 >> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  1210660 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new
 >> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   164504 Aug  9 06:38 /memtestplus.new.bin
 >>
 >> Booting memtestplus (old image) works.
 >> Booting memtestplus.new         fails and resets the machine
 >> Booting memtestplus.new.bin     "Inappropriate file type or format"
 >
 >
 > Please also note the following:
 >
 > # file /mem*
 > /memtestplus:         ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1
 > (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
 > /memtestplus.new:     ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1
 > (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
 > /memtestplus.new.bin: Linux x86 kernel
 >
 > The old, working file "memtestplus" is about 160kb in size, and is
 > tagged as an ELF executable.
 >
 > Howver, for the new files, the ".new.bin" file is about the same size
 > but is a Linux kernel.  The ".new" file is the correct type, but is much
 > larger in size.
 >
 > It almost looks like the package installation procedures got the two
 > files somehow "confused".  :)

 On my NetBSD-5.1(amd64)
 166180 memtestplus
 164504 memtestplus.bin
 So two binaries should be almost same size.

 I don't know why but I feel that just your `memtestplus.new' is too big (and broken?)

 -- 
 OBATA Akio / obache@NetBSD.org

From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT)

 On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, OBATA Akio wrote:

 > On my NetBSD-5.1(amd64)
 > 166180 memtestplus
 > 164504 memtestplus.bin
 > So two binaries should be almost same size.
 >
 > I don't know why but I feel that just your `memtestplus.new' is too 
 > big (and broken?)

 I don't know why, either.  But this is a clean, default remake of the 
 package, from scratch.

 I would be happy to provide the entire log from 'make install' if it 
 would help.


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From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:15:53 -0700 (PDT)

 On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Paul Goyette wrote:

 > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, OBATA Akio wrote:
 >
 >> On my NetBSD-5.1(amd64)
 >> 166180 memtestplus
 >> 164504 memtestplus.bin
 >> So two binaries should be almost same size.
 >> 
 >> I don't know why but I feel that just your `memtestplus.new' is too big 
 >> (and broken?)
 >
 > I don't know why, either.  But this is a clean, default remake of the 
 > package, from scratch.
 >
 > I would be happy to provide the entire log from 'make install' if it would 
 > help.

 One more point of information:

 The old 'memtestplus' image is the same version as the newer broken 
 images.  Both are

  	# strings /memtestplus | grep 'test86 '
  	      Memtest86  v4.20

 so whatever the problem is, it would seem to be a change in the pkgsrc 
 build environment, and not in memtest itself.



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 | Kernel Developer |                          | pgoyette at netbsd.org  |
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From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/46788: memtestplus does not boot stand-alone on amd64
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:59:21 -0700 (PDT)

 On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Paul Goyette wrote:

 > On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, Paul Goyette wrote:
 >
 >> On Fri, 10 Aug 2012, OBATA Akio wrote:
 >> 
 >>> On my NetBSD-5.1(amd64)
 >>> 166180 memtestplus
 >>> 164504 memtestplus.bin
 >>> So two binaries should be almost same size.
 >>> 
 >>> I don't know why but I feel that just your `memtestplus.new' is too big 
 >>> (and broken?)
 >> 
 >> I don't know why, either.  But this is a clean, default remake of the 
 >> package, from scratch.
 >> 
 >> I would be happy to provide the entire log from 'make install' if it would 
 >> help.
 >
 > One more point of information:
 >
 > The old 'memtestplus' image is the same version as the newer broken images. 
 > Both are
 >
 > 	# strings /memtestplus | grep 'test86 '
 > 	      Memtest86  v4.20
 >
 > so whatever the problem is, it would seem to be a change in the pkgsrc build 
 > environment, and not in memtest itself.

 And yet one more potentially useful datum.

 Looking at the binary pre-built packages on ftp.netbsd.org, I find the 
 same "size problem" with the amd64 package.  Yet the i386 package of the 
 same vintage appears correct, with both files very close in size.

 So is it maybe a problem on amd64, trying to build a 32-bit package?




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 | Kernel Developer |                          | pgoyette at netbsd.org  |
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State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: pgoyette@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Sat, 10 May 2014 13:15:22 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
With update to memtestplus from pkgsrc-2014Q1 this problem no longer
exists.


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