Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:07:09 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uncalled for reboot Message-ID: <458EDDED.7040705@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20061224033645.ceaf7df5.coolzone@io.dk> References: <200612231341.35843.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> <20061223161036.7d122295.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <200612231438.44184.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> <20061224033645.ceaf7df5.coolzone@io.dk>
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Rico Secada wrote: > On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:38:43 -0700 > "Z. Wade Hampton" <zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> wrote: > > >> Thanks Bill. I'll keep that in mind. >> I think I have the problem figured out. >> *base=/var/db >> was set in the supfile. >> >> After changing it to "/usr", the problem went away. >> > > You can be 99.9% sure that the problem wasn't that. It is, like it is stated, most likely a hardware problem but initialized by using cvsup. My guess is RAM problems. Try using MEMTESTER. > > >> Regards, >> ZWH >> >> >> >>> However, spontaneous reboots are almost always hardware problems. Have >>> you verified that your RAM, hard drive, cooling, power, and all other >>> hardware factors are in proper operation? That would be the first >>> logical step in diagnosing this. >>> >>> -Bill I agree with what everyone else has said before me. My recommendations: 1. Run Dell diags CD. 2. Run memtest86+. 3. Upgrade the BIOS if possible; Dell's move to AMD chipsets is recent, and a BIOS upgrade might be beneficial for your machine. -Garrett
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