From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 17:34:46 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82F3916A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:34:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f11.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B1FC43FE0 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:34:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from antonioabroad@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:34:45 -0800 Received: from 140.247.83.112 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:34:45 GMT X-Originating-IP: [140.247.83.112] X-Originating-Email: [antonioabroad@hotmail.com] From: "Antonio Lupher" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Nov 2003 01:34:45.0298 (UTC) FILETIME=[78C6A120:01C3B3BD] Subject: RE: "Device not configured" after every command, crashing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:34:46 -0000 X-Original-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 17:34:45 -0800 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 01:34:46 -0000 I had them clean off the dust and reboot the server, however it soon went down: The following error was printed on the screen, it appears the server utilized all the console buffer space making keyboard interaction impossible. vm_fault: pager read error, pid 1 (init) Any ideas on what to do? -antonio >From: "fbsd_user" >Reply-To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com >To: "Antonio Lupher" >, >Subject: RE: "Device not configured" after every command, crashing >Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:56:29 -0500 > >Sounds like hardware problems caused by overheating. >Open the PC cover and blow out all the dust. >Leave cover off and see if problem reoccurs. > >The PC's power supply may be going bad, replace. > >FBSD 4.4 is real old you should install 4.9 to separate HD with out >any ports to see if problem is bad HD. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Antonio >Lupher >Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 12:34 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: "Device not configured" after every command, crashing > >I'm a newbie running FreeBSD (I believe it's 4.4... am at the moment >unable >to check, as the computer is down) to host some of my websites. I >sent a >query to this mailing list before about receiving some errors when >trying to >access my website, after which, ssh would stop logging me into the >server >("Connection closed by [server ip]"), and all web pages would bring >up a >"Forbidden" error. After this, the server would go down >completely... or at >least I was unable to ping it, access it through http, or anything >else that >I tried... > >This has been happening regularly, about every 3-7 hours after the >computer >is rebooted. However, while the computer is running, I can >distinguish >nothing out of the ordinary. > >However, tonight, it "crashed" while i was logged in through ssh. >Suddenly, >almost every command that I issued or program I tried to run came >back as >"Device not configured." >e.g.: ># reboot >/sbin/reboot : Device not configured > >Some things work... (lynx, ping, ps -- all seem to work fine) but >many other >commands just return the "Device not configured" or "Segmentation >fault" >errors. Also very odd: ls, cd, pwd, etc. seem to work fine, but >when I ls >any directory, no files come up. It is completely blank.... > >Anyway, I'm very scared and at my wit's end. The system will appear >normal >once it's rebooted, but the same thing will happen within a few >hours... Any >suggestions on what to look for? Are there certain log files that >may >contain information on this? I think the most recent thing I did to >the >server was several weeks ago, when I installed "wusage" to analyze >web >logs... i had since deleted it. Maybe something went wrong there? >Hmmm.... > >Thanks! >-antonio > > > >I have also noticed two processes running that I hadn't seen >before: > > > > 6 con Is+ 0:00.11 sh /etc/rc autoboot > >447 con I+ 0:00.00 sh /etc/rc autoboot > > >Errors when trying to access a php/mysql driven website.... > >>>Warning: open(/tmp/sess_4a23ba911863d07812e9cdf99656586f, >O_RDWR) > >>>failed: Device not configured (6) in > >> > >>>Warning: open(/tmp/sess_4a23ba911863d07812e9cdf99656586f, >O_RDWR) > >>>failed: Device not configured (6) in Unknown on line 0 > >>> Warning: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify >that the > >>>current setting of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown >on line > >>>0 > >>>======================================================= > >>> > >>>I then try to login via ssh... but I get "Connection closed by >[my ip]". > >> > >>It seems to me there is something wrong with your /tmp filesystem, >causing > >>both php and apache to be unable to write temp files, and also >causes > >>problems for several other daemons. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Groove on the latest from the hot new rock groups! 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