Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:46:27 +0700 From: budsz <budsz@kumprang.or.id> To: Ben Timby <ben@webexc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Panic: Timeout table full when installing XFree86 Message-ID: <20020630154627.A1912@kumprang.or.id> In-Reply-To: <000001c22007$36f12b30$6401a8c0@ben>; from ben@webexc.com on Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 02:24:47AM -0500 References: <000001c22007$36f12b30$6401a8c0@ben>
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On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 02:24:47AM -0500, Ben Timby wrote: >I just completed upgrading my FreeBSD 4.4 system to FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE. >I did so using CVSup and the instructions in the FreeBSD handbook. I >also compiled a custom kernel using the handbook. I basically commented >out hardware that does not exist in my system, and used the output of >dmesg to be sure I did not remove anything I need. Everything appears to >be working fine, except I am now getting an error when I try to do the >following: > >cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 >make all install clean > >The files are FTP'd to my machine, and the checksums are verified, but >then I get a kernel panic: > > - >panic: timeout table full > >syncing disks... > - > >At which point I need to reboot the system. > >I have found numerous documents online referencing this problem, they >seem to suggest increasing the size of my timeout table. I am not sure >how to do this, or if this is actually the recommended solution. Is it >possible that I screwed up my upgrade or kernel compile? While waiting >for suggestions, I am going to go back to my generic kernel, and see if >results are better. Insert kern.maxfilesperproc: xxxxx in /etc/sysctl.conf, where xxxx = value of numeric, You should read in "man 5 sysctl.conf" instead. -- budsz To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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