From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 4 19:52:53 2003 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 F174337B401; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:52:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from fep1.cogeco.net (smtp.cogeco.net [216.221.81.25]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76DC843F93; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:52:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from muhannad07@cogeco.ca) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (d57-117-31.home.cgocable.net [24.57.117.31]) by fep1.cogeco.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A871AAAD; Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:52:49 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Server locking hard -- A LOT!!! From: Muhannad Asfour To: Laszlo Vagner Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <3E4089B7.30203@vagner.com> References: <1044415491.17761.9.camel@bsdbox.qubix.ca> <3E4089B7.30203@vagner.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1044417165.18407.0.camel@bsdbox.qubix.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 Date: 04 Feb 2003 22:52:46 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 22:49, Laszlo Vagner wrote: > Muhannad Asfour wrote: > > >Hello. I've recently faced a rather odd issue that I've never seen > >before. I bought a new server (specs below), and I loaded it up with > >FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE (I know, I know, not for a production environment, > >but this is a personal server). Now, whenever I get about 30 > >simultaneous connections, the box just locks hard. I tested all the > >hardware components (CPU, Memory, HD, NIC, etc.) and even bought new > >ones just to make sure and all end up with the same result. I can never > >keep a decent uptime (never went past 2 days so far). As soon as I get > >a mediocre http load (30 simul. connections), the box just locks hard. > >I built a debug kernel, I tried everything imaginable, and I have not > >found a solution whatsoever. Everyone seems to be stumped by this. I > >tried FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE, 4.7-STABLE, 5.0-RELEASE and 5.0-CURRENT on > >this box. All give me the same result. I checked everywhere for > >relevant logs to explain what is occuring, but had no such luck. This > >is truly the million dollar question for me right now, because I have no > >idea why it would lock under such a petty load. I'm not sure what to do > >to fix this issue, I've tried many different areas for support and > >haven't come up with anything as I stated earlier. I'm not overclocking > >or anything if that's what you're wondering. If anyone could assist me > >in any way shape or form to get this working, I would appreciate it very > >very much. Also, if you e-mail back, I'm not subscribed to the lists, > >so could you please CC it to me. In the past 4 hours, it has locked > >hard about 3 times because of a 28-34 connection load. > > > >Machine Specs: > >Single Pentium IV 2.4 GHz processor > >ASUS P4S533 motherboard > >512MB DDR333 RAM (will be 1GB next week) > >120GB Maxtor 7200rpm (ATA133) HDD > >40GB Maxtor 7200 rpm (ATA66) HDD > >Floppy Disk Drive > >ATI Rage 128 (32 meg) AGP 4x graphics adapter > >52x LG CD-ROM drive > >3Com 3C905C-TX NIC > >Currently running FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT as of Sunday Feb. 2, 13:02:05 EST > >2003. > > > >Thank you very much > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > got 80 wire hard drive cables? or just 40? 80 I believe. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message