From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 24 20:07:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28EB616A407 for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:07:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 069E713C48C for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:07:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBOK7AXg030958 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:07:10 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.5.99] (nilakantha.cs.washington.edu [128.208.5.99]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id kBOK79xG001325 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:07:10 -0800 Message-ID: <458EDDED.7040705@u.washington.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:07:09 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200612231341.35843.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> <20061223161036.7d122295.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <200612231438.44184.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> <20061224033645.ceaf7df5.coolzone@io.dk> In-Reply-To: <20061224033645.ceaf7df5.coolzone@io.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.2.2.285561, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2006.12.24.114933 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: uncalled for reboot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:07:11 -0000 Rico Secada wrote: > On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:38:43 -0700 > "Z. Wade Hampton" 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