Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:38:43 -0700 From: "Z. Wade Hampton" <zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: uncalled for reboot Message-ID: <200612231438.44184.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> In-Reply-To: <20061223161036.7d122295.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> References: <200612231341.35843.zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> <20061223161036.7d122295.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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On Saturday 23 December 2006 14:10, Bill Moran wrote: > "Z. Wade Hampton" <zwade@oldpathsbaptistchurch.org> wrote: > > Greetings to all, > > I am attempting to run cvsup-without-gui on a Dell Inspiron 1501, with > > amd64x2 processor and 2GbRAM. > > I am using the "ports-supfile" modified to suit location and RELENG_6_1. > > > > The process begins, and starts deleting the old stuff...no problem. > > Then, about 10 minutes into it, the system reboots all by itself - no > > apparent reason. > > You need to gather and provide considerably more information, unless > there's someone on list who is psychic. FreeBSD version, hardware > data, etc ... 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. 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
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