Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 11:03:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: echet@coil.com (Eric Chet) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.05R reboot hangs Message-ID: <199506221803.LAA06863@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199506221746.NAA29378@bronze.coil.com> from "Eric Chet" at Jun 22, 95 01:46:54 pm
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> > > > > > > > > Hallo Rod & Bug-Readers, > > > > > > > > sometimes the reboot hangs on an 486-DX4-100 PCI (ASUS4SP3G - Board). > > > > > > > > CHeck that you have your external cache set to write-through mode, > > > > and ISA GAT mode disabled in the BIOS setup screens. > > > > > > > Well Rod, thank you for the hint (it was not on write-through > > > and ISA GAT was enabled), but the problem remains; > > > > > > and it seems, that about each 2nd reboot fails. > > > > > > any further suggestions ? > > > > Have you customized the kernel for the machine? Or are you running > > the GENERIC kernel. I have had 2 sites report ASUS-PCI/I-486SP3G boot > > hangs when using the GENERIC kernel (though I can not duplicate them > > here) that went away once they built a kernel specifically for the > > hardware they had. > > > > Have you triple checked your SCSI bus termination, and when the hang > > happens does your SCSI drive LED tend to be on solid indicating a > > scsi bus hang? > > Hello > I have a ASUS-SP3G W/i486DX2/66. I have the same problem, it hangs > during reboot 30% of the time. I don't have any problems with my scsi bus. > There are two quantum drives and a plextor CDROM on the scsi bus. I > compiled a custom kernel a week ago. Could you be specific about just where in the reboot it hangs? Is it at the ``mounting root'' or is it before that? -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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