From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 25 21:43:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AD7316A4CE for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:43:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [204.156.12.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6E2C43D58 for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:43:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBPLeHUo046287; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:40:17 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Received: from localhost (robert@localhost)iBPLeHn0046284; Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:40:17 GMT (envelope-from robert@fledge.watson.org) Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:40:17 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: Chuck Robey In-Reply-To: <20041225165511.O54135@april.chuckr.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Reboot instead of debugger/dump from X11? (Re: an accidental way to pull the plug) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 21:43:31 -0000 On Sat, 25 Dec 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > I got a little too fast just now, and did something that I shouldn't > have done, but what's interesting is, FreeBSD decided to pull the plug > and instantly reboot, which is usually something to be regarded as > pathological, so I am letting you folks know. I haven't analyzed > exactly what happened to cause it, actually. With the recent 802.11 panic I posted about a bit earlier, I saw something rather odd: when the panic took place on the normal text console, the system dropped to the debugger. However, when it took place with X11 running, I got an "instant reboot" -- no dump, etc. So something odd is happening during even normal failure modes when X11 is running for me. I wonder if anyone else is seeing this? Robert N M Watson FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Projects robert@fledge.watson.org Principal Research Scientist, McAfee Research > > Anyhow, I have been using FreeBSD as a fine platform for a Free database I > am constructing for a buddy of mine who has a video rental store. The > database, which was active at the time (the app is nearly complete) is > made with Python, gtk, pygtk (obviously) and the Sleepycat database. I > called those folks up and got the opinion that, as long as I didn't try to > distribute the software, the way I'm handling it (for free) it generally > falls under their free license, so I'm ok on that. > > Anyhow, I was talking screen dump pictures of the 6 data entry screens, in > X11, using xv to grab the windows. I got a bit confused with mouse > clicks, and actually asked it to do a grab while another grab was in delay > wait (it has a timer delay, which I set to 5 seconds). Result: reboot, > instant. > > I think that's it, although I will try to answer any questions. If you > folks are all too tied up with your own projects, it won't bother me, I'm > only trying to be conscientious about things. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, > chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. > > New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up > fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, > Signa Phi Nothing). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >