From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 28 17:05:09 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A06C16A41A for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@jellydonut.org) Received: from mail2.secureworks.net (mail2.secureworks.net [65.114.32.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DADA13C459 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@jellydonut.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.secureworks.net [127.0.0.1]) by mail2.secureworks.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F10155649E; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:48:28 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at secureworks.net Received: from mail2.secureworks.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail2.secureworks.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id kBsGoe852B4T; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:48:28 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.23.35] (mole1.secureworks.net [63.239.86.3]) by mail2.secureworks.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1A7656446; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:48:28 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <474D9C0C.8060600@jellydonut.org> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:49:16 -0500 From: Michael Proto User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.8pre) Gecko/20071022 Thunderbird/2.0.0.6 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Unga References: <842020.6033.qm@web57007.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <842020.6033.qm@web57007.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE always hang X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:05:09 -0000 Unga wrote: > Hi all > > I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE on Intel P4 3.0GHz, > 512MB Ram computer. > > Its very irritatingly hangs very frequently, more than > 10 times a day. Do others find FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE > always hangs? I simply cannot use it for any serious > use, not even to send a mail, other than browsing web. > > I find it mostly when I try to move the mouse it > hangs. Upward and downward cursor keys press and hold > also hangs, but not always. These may be just > coincidental. How do I find why it hangs? How is the > stability of the upcoming 7.0? > > Best Regards > Unga > I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but I'm running several 6.2-RELEASE-p8 boxes (servers and laptop workstations) for several months now without a single lock-up. I'd first look into hardware, testing memory, testing the power supply, and checking CPU/chipset temperatures as they have often contributed to problems similar to what you are describing. 6.2 has been working extremely well for me with no stability issues that weren't related to hardware problems. -Proto