From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Jun 19 19: 3:49 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mail.fpsn.net (mail.fpsn.net [63.224.69.57]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E40737B5B5 for ; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 19:03:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from simon@optinet.com) Received: from station1 (adsl-151-202-97-90.bellatlantic.net [151.202.97.90]) by mail.fpsn.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA56066; Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:01:46 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from simon@optinet.com) Message-Id: <200006200201.UAA56066@mail.fpsn.net> From: "Simon" To: "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" , "Tim McCullagh" Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:07:34 -0500 Reply-To: "Simon" X-Mailer: PMMail 2000 Professional (2.10.2010) For Windows 2000 (5.0.2195) In-Reply-To: <00d501bfda58$5ca8b240$778d25cb@halenet.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.0 Rebooting itself Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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" >To: ; "Tim McCullagh" >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 >> >> >> >> >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message