From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 2 08:14:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FDFC16A4DD for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@magnesium.net) Received: from toxic.magnesium.net (toxic.magnesium.net [207.154.84.15]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E60CD43D53 for ; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:14:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@magnesium.net) Received: by toxic.magnesium.net (Postfix, from userid 1070) id BDD67DA8E4; Sat, 2 Sep 2006 01:14:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 01:14:51 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20060902081451.GA45289@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Organization: Thought.Org's Alt Site. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: Subject: "Fatal trap 18" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:14:52 -0000 This is to any kernel exerts on-list. I'm more stumped right now than if I'd seen Elvis and had a DNA confirmation.. A few hours ago I was working away on another server while ssh'd into tao.thought.org. When I realized it wasn't responding, I buttoned over on my KVM to find the first fatal err in years. Maybe the first ever since FreeBSD 2.0.5. It read "Fatal trap 18" blah**3 ... "panic: integer divide fault". I've lost several hundred gig, but nothing I can't replace. What gets me is that no matter how I Set the BIOS, it always boots --or tries to-- from the single hard drive. I have all three set to "CDROM"; no matter I run into the boot error. I have managed to get to the menu of misc choices. "boot /boot/kernel.old" works, but it says to hit return and then instead of booting to the older kernel, it hits the fatal trap. It's like there are bloody ghosts in the system:) So what's the bottom line? This 5-year-old box has no floppy; I only have one usable hand so can't unscrew another floppy drive and boot from that [[&c]]. Is there anything I can do to reboot from the menu-driven list? tia, folks, gary PS: I was building gimp when this happened. PPS: stats: 5.4, #5. ballpark 700Mhz, 3/4th G memory, 200G drive. -- Gary Kline Seattle BSD Users' Group (seabug) | kline@magnesium.net Thought Unlimited Org's Alternate Email Site http://www.magnesium.net/~kline To live is not a necessity; but to live honorably...is a necessity. -Kant