From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 21:32:54 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DD54106566B for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demonichandextensions@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc4-s25.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc4-s25.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.111.164]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C83838FC17 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demonichandextensions@hotmail.com) Received: from BLU116-W18 ([65.55.111.136]) by blu0-omc4-s25.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:32:53 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [67.59.9.34] From: brad davison To: Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:53 +0000 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Jan 2009 21:32:53.0459 (UTC) FILETIME=[7DFEBA30:01C975C6] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: updated to 7.1 via cvs source, PAE kernel. server unstable 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: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:32:54 -0000 Hi all=2C =20 Hopefully someone can shed some light on my problem. Over the weekend=2C w= e upgraded our mailserver that was running like a champ w/ FBSD 7.0 and a P= AE kernel (8gb RAM). =20 I didn't use the freebsd-update program=2C because I read that if you're no= t using a GENERIC kernel=2C it wont work. =20 I had changed the standard-supfile like that had RELENG_7_0 to RELENG_7_1 a= nd ran cvsup. =20 I followed the handbook for cleaning out the /usr/src/obj directory=2C rebu= ilt the world and kernel via: =20 # cd /usr/src# make buildworld# make buildkernel KERNCONF=3DPAE# make insta= llkernel KERNCONF=3DPAE =20 then I rebooted into single user mode and performed the: =20 # mount -a -t ufs# mergemaster -p# cd /usr/src# make installworld# mergemas= ter =20 When I did the mergemaster=2C I kept my master.password=2C hosts=2C passwd= =2C rc.conf=2C and make.conf. But for the most part=2C I 'i' installed the= new files. =20 Since then=2C we have had severe server instability after a few hours. The= server completely locks up requiring a hard boot=2C then the fsck_ufs runs= for a while. This is our production mail server=2C and we've been down of= f and on for 2 days. =20 I'm in the process of building a replacement and getting back online with 7= .0 and a GENERIC kernel=2C but what on Earth could have gone on? Did I do = something wrong with using a PAE kernel on 7.1? =20 I'm in single-user mode again running 'fsck -y' and there are TONS of error= s on the /usr volume. =20 The /var/log/messages just shows that the server was restarted=2C and I'm j= ust wondering where to start. =20 =20 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 Hotmail=AE: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail.=20 http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_expl= ore_012009=