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Date:      Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:27:49 +0100
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com>
Cc:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Radeon HD 4200": e17 and gdm3 not working
Message-ID:  <20130324222749.GA68909@slackbox.erewhon.net>
In-Reply-To: <1364108171795-5798531.post@n5.nabble.com>
References:  <1363678712252-5796823.post@n5.nabble.com> <1364108171795-5798531.post@n5.nabble.com>

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On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 11:56:11PM -0700, Beeblebrox wrote:
> Can anyone give me an idea for where to look and how to start some debugg=
ing?

Start with the system logfiles. Look for any out-of-the ordinary
messages. Make sure that you're not running out of memory.

> At high HDD load (poudriere job) I am getting system lock-ups. First the =
web
> browser freezes, then the whole screen, finally the whole system lock-up
> (numlock / capslock stops responding). At this point I end up having to c=
ut
> the power to box.

If you can connect a second system (e.g. a laptop) with an ethernet
cable, you could try to ssh in and kill the X server (if that is what
is causing the trouble)

If possible, run poudriere at a low scheduling priority to keep the
system responsive.

> This will end up damaging my hardware, so I would really like to get to t=
he
> bottom of this urgently.

I've found that with lockups there is a distinct possibility of
hardware failure. Maybe the CPU temperature gets too high, or the PSU
just cannot handle the amount of power the system requires. Use a
hardware monitor like e.g. mbmon to log system temperatures, voltages &c.

Roland
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