From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 7 12:20:53 2007 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 DCA7B16A46C for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:20:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0+3B+Q+23+lightray.org=dylan@internode.on.net) Received: from mail.internode.on.net (bld-mail04.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.68]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0672B13C49D for ; Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:20:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0+3B+Q+23+lightray.org=dylan@internode.on.net) Received: from [192.168.2.50] (unverified [59.167.151.203]) by mail.internode.on.net (SurgeMail 3.8f2) with ESMTP id 495261-1927428 for multiple; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:35:14 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <4708CB78.3070301@lightray.org> Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:05:12 +1000 From: Dylan Smith User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070806) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Peel References: <009c01c80810$169e4830$6501a8c0@GRANT> <4707A770.9060804@u.washington.edu> <20071007021558.GB67456@thought.org> <008201c808d8$dfd697c0$6501a8c0@GRANT> In-Reply-To: <008201c808d8$dfd697c0$6501a8c0@GRANT> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server 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, 07 Oct 2007 12:20:53 -0000 Quick question, if you are running a non-X system why, or even more importantly, how is Firefox-bin running in the first place? Dylan Grant Peel wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary Kline > To: Garrett Cooper > Cc: Grant Peel ; FreeBSD Mailing List > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:15 PM > Subject: Re: Server Reboot > > > On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 08:19:12AM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > Grant Peel wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > > > >This is the first time in 10 years I have seen this. > > > > > >I have a Dell PE750 (vintage 2004), running FreeBSD 6.2 that had been > > >up and running for about 30 days without any issues. > > > > > >The server somehow rebooted last night, apparently, all by itself. > > > > > >The last log file line I can find waqs about 12:30 AM. The dmesg shows > > >it restarted about 1:12 AM. dmesg shows some file errors that were > > >fixed upon reboot, other that that, everything is back up and running > > >normally. > > > > > >I was wondering if anyone has seen anything similar and if a cause was > > >found. > > > > > >Here is what I know: > > > > > >-all servers (there are 5 more) are plugged into the same power bar > > >and none of the others were affected > > >-none of the standard logs show any intrusion or root log in attempt, > > >-dmesg and console log show nothing of note, > > >-the DRAC logs and ESM logs show nothing, > > >-the sensors (temp,voltage,etc) logs currently show no issues, all > > >well withing normal parms. > > >-my MRTG logs show no abnormal CPU usage or network activity. > > > > > > > > >Any help would be appreciated, > > > > > >-Grant > > > > Check the capacitors on the motherboard (in particular near the > > memory and processor); they may be going bad (esp with that vintage. > > 2004 Dell was a bad year =P..). > > You'll be looking for swelled capacitors and possibly some orange > > dialectric being emitted. > > -Garrett > > Strange. In just the past few, 2 or 3 or even 4 weeks my > Dell-8200 has spontaneouslyrebooted too. I do have a number of > things in /var/log/messages, but nothing that I can seee that > would cause this problem. Before the video-card started flaking > out, this puppy ran for weeks/months happily. AFAIW, X (or a > heavily-loaded system) shouldn't have aynything to do with this > problem, [yes/no??]. Any clues, Garrett? > > Ah, wait: dmesg.yesterday says > > > > rl0: link state changed to UP > pid 729 (Xorg), uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) > pid 4475 (Xorg), uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) > pid 60174 (firefox-bin), uid 1000: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 47564 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 47570 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 79051 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 79057 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 3625 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 3631 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 74013 (conftest), uid 0: exited on signal 12 (core dumped) > > > This file is timestamped 03 Oct 07 at 03:17 > > Anybody know why firefox would core dump? I have no clue waht > "conftest" is... . > > Grant, how oten has your system failed? > > > gary > > Gary, > I have owned this server since new (in 2004), and this is the first time it has done this. I also have another PE750 that was bought and deployed the same time as this one and it has never done this. > > I am not running anything graphical on this, so I am guessing its not the built in video card. It is running as a server only. Apache 2, Mysql, 4PHP4, Perl5, Exim4, vm-pop3d, ipa, Openwebmail, and a number of add in modules for all the above. > > One thing I may have neglected in my original post, is that it appears the system may have been locked for a while since the last log entry I can find befor the reboot was at about 12:20 am, the system then shows the reboot at about 1:20 AM. > > -Grant > > > > > > > -- > Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix > http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Total Control Panel Login > To: gpeel@thenetnow.com Message Score: 50 High (60): Pass > From: kline@tao.thought.org My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): Pass > Low (90): Pass > Block messages from this sender (blacklist) > > This message was delivered because the content filter score did not exceed your filter level. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > >