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Subject: Re: sudden reboots
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:55:14 -0800
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My mail server has suddenly rebooted several times since I've upgraded it to
4.5-RELEASE (RELENG_4_5).  It never happened with RELENG_4_4.  It is a Dell
PowerEdge 6350.  Any ideas?

-Vince

----- Original Message -----
From: ""nate"" <freebsd@aphroland.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: sudden reboots


> <quote who="Jeff Blaufuss">
> > I'm running FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE, and I've been having problems with my
> > computer, a Dell OptiPlex GX300, rebooting suddenly and without warning.
> > No error messages are ever printed.  Would FreeBSD ever reboot this way
> > on it's own, or would it always print some kind of error message?   I
> > think it's a power supply problem, but I would like to make sure that it
> > couldn't be FreeBSD's fault when I call to get a replacement.
>
>
> if you think the power supply is cutting out it should affect other
> OSs as well. you could try leaving it in the BIOS, and see if
> it reboots, get a linux boot disk and see if it reboots(no need to
> install, just run off the CD/floppy). download QNX(i think its
> still available) and run the demo floppy see if it reboots, etc ..
>
> i would hope this system is on a UPS ?
>
> nate
>
>
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