Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 05:33:43 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: Matt Groener <root@groenquist.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: init: /bin/sh terminates abnormally in /etc/rc Qlogic problem? profiling timer expired Message-ID: <00092205385700.02758@marbsd.tninet.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009211719120.70247-100000@joliet.groenquist.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009211719120.70247-100000@joliet.groenquist.com>
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Matt Groener wrote: > On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Mark Rowlands wrote: > > > I saw the thread form 6/7 september on profiling timer expired. > > I too have a qlogic card! and the same symptom > [snipped] > > > > and firstly I get a failure at init > > > > init: /bin/sh terminates abnormally in /etc/rc exiting to single user mode > > > > secondly after running rc manually I get the profiling timer errors, everything > > comes up ok but with the occasional profiling timer error. Booting the old > > kernel does not exhibit these errors. > > > > Has any one found a fix: worked out what I screwed up or whatever.? > > > > If someone could even confirm that I have followed the right procedure > > for updating from 4.1-Release to stable I would be gratefull. > > I have tried #freebsdhelp #freebsd and freebsd-questions without > > success. > > below is my kernel / cvsup file / and the procedure I followed. > > > [snipped] > > I and others have noticed this issue since early Sept (my first post on this > issue was Sept 6) and all that we have been able to find as a common thread > is the Qlogic SCSI card. > > My tests so far: > > build/installworld from 4.1-RELEASE source: works fine > build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE prior to Aug 23: works fine > build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE after Aug 23: profiling timer errors > build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE as of today: test in progress > > There were a number of changes made to the sys/dev/isp/* codebase on Aug 27, > and this may be part of the issue. However, the maintainer (mjacob) has > released a major rewrite of the isp driver code just today which I am going > to test again. It's a terrible pain to test, but worth it since more than > a few of us are having issues. > > I have tried changing RAM to rule out recent RAM upgrade with same results. > (The original RAM upgrade predates the problems, and had been running 4.0 > without problems previously). > > I have attempted installs with absolutely "clean" cvsup's (delete /usr/src > entirely and let cvsup re-populate it). > > I will coordinate data from others with the same problem if necessary. > In particular I'd like to ask what Qlogic cards are in use and what IRQ's > they are using for them, etc. -- These are just my opinions you are free to disagree please do so quietly To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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