From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 10:06:44 2008 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 12CE510656F0 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.64]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3B268FC0C for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdc@koitsu.dyndns.org) Received: from OMTA13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.52]) by QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id eA4o1a00317dt5G57A63uF; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:03 +0000 Received: from koitsu.dyndns.org ([69.181.141.110]) by OMTA13.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id eA6h1a0012P6wsM3ZA6hKG; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:43 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=QycZ5dHgAAAA:8 a=1Ol9eOiedp6ebVOqpdUA:9 a=YiJueHXcdvuHygCd6fEA:7 a=IKyBSd3q54Aho97PWhXmKXFvXnMA:4 a=EoioJ0NPDVgA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 Received: by icarus.home.lan (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D7CAF5C19; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:40 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:40 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick To: Ted Mittelstaedt Message-ID: <20081112100640.GA21560@icarus.home.lan> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: Chris Maness , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server Freezing Solid 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: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:06:44 -0000 On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 02:06:12AM -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Chris Maness > > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:43 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Server Freezing Solid > > > > > > I am having a new problem. I have been running FreeBSD for years with > > no crashing. All of a sudden my server starts crashing with no panic > > messages. I am suspecting hardware because there are no messages, but > > the CPU temp is fine. > > > > Take the machine down, take it outside, take the cover off. Liberally > blow all dust out with canned air. Unseat and reseat ALL connectors, > including power, including CPU out of it's socket, including ram. > Turn it back on and make sure the power supply fan is operating at full > speed. This is excellent advice. I do this exact procedure once a year, usually before summer, to all desktop systems I have. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |