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Date:      Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:07:34 -0500
From:      "Simon" <simon@optinet.com>
To:        "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Tim McCullagh" <timbo@halenet.com.au>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 4.0 Rebooting itself
Message-ID:  <200006200201.UAA56066@mail.fpsn.net>
In-Reply-To: <00d501bfda58$5ca8b240$778d25cb@halenet.com.au>

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You should definately compile a custom kernel and see if the problem persists. I have 4.0-R/4.0-S running for days, not a 
single reboot.

-Simon

On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:39:20 +1000, Tim McCullagh wrote:

>Thanks for the reply Simon,
>
>No I haven't touched the kernel.  I left it as a standard generic kernel for
>the time being.   On one of the machines it has been operating for months
>without any problems until I did a complete install and trashed my previous
>3.4 install.   The rebooting has only started since the installation of
>FreeBSD 4.0   Originally I was thinking it was related to hardware myself,
>but since I have the same thing happening on multiple different config
>machines then I was wondering if it was infact that I hadn't configured my
>install properly
>
>
>Thanks again
>
>regards
>
>Tim
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com>
>To: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>; "Tim McCullagh" <timbo@halenet.com.au>
>Sent: Tuesday, 20 June 2000 11:24
>Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.0 Rebooting itself
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I'm not sure what exactly is going on with your machines, but I had the same
>problem running 3.3-R and 3.4-R on two
>different machines with the same RAM. Once we replaced the RAM, reboots
>stopped. Make sure you use quality RAM.
>If all failes, turn on kernel dump and see if you can take it from there.
>Usually, hardware is to blame for reboots. When
>kernel feels that the system is flaky and about to crash, it reboots it
>instead.
>
>PS: did you compile custom kernel?
>
>-Simon
>
>On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:16:04 +1000, Tim McCullagh wrote:
>
>>Hi All
>>
>>I have installed FreeBSD 4.0 on 3 machines   a P2   a P3  and a pentium
>166.
>>On each of these machines the system reboots itself between 1 and 3 days
>and
>>there is no reference or error message in /var/log/messages,  other than
>the
>>"WARNING: / was not properly dismounted "  .  Originally I suspected a
>>hardware incompatability but on 3 different machines now makes me wonder
>>whether it is a configuration error on my part.
>>
>>Is or has anyone else had a similar problem?
>>
>>
>>regards
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
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