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Date:      Fri, 22 Sep 2000 05:33:43 +0200
From:      Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net>
To:        Matt Groener <root@groenquist.com>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: init: /bin/sh terminates abnormally in /etc/rc Qlogic problem? profiling timer expired
Message-ID:  <00092205385700.02758@marbsd.tninet.se>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009211719120.70247-100000@joliet.groenquist.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009211719120.70247-100000@joliet.groenquist.com>

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On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Matt Groener wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Mark Rowlands wrote:
> 
> > I saw the thread form 6/7 september on profiling timer expired.
> > I too have a qlogic card! and the same symptom
> [snipped]
> > 
> > and firstly I get a failure at init 
> > 
> > init: /bin/sh terminates abnormally in /etc/rc  exiting to single user mode
> > 
> > secondly after running rc manually I get the profiling timer errors, everything
> > comes up ok but with the occasional profiling timer error. Booting the old
> > kernel does not exhibit these errors.
> > 
> > Has any one found a fix: worked out what I screwed up or whatever.?
> > 
> > If someone could even confirm that I have followed the right procedure
> > for updating from 4.1-Release to stable I would be gratefull.
> > I have tried #freebsdhelp #freebsd and freebsd-questions without
> > success.
> > below is my kernel  / cvsup file / and the procedure I followed.
> > 
> [snipped]
> 
> I and others have noticed this issue since early Sept (my first post on this
> issue was Sept 6) and all that we have been able to find as a common thread
> is the Qlogic SCSI card.
> 
> My tests so far:
> 
> build/installworld from 4.1-RELEASE source:         works fine
> build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE prior to Aug 23: works fine
> build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE after Aug 23:    profiling timer errors
> build/installworld from 4.1-STABLE as of today:     test in progress
> 
> There were a number of changes made to the sys/dev/isp/* codebase on Aug 27,
> and this may be part of the issue. However, the maintainer (mjacob) has
> released a major rewrite of the isp driver code just today which I am going
> to test again. It's a terrible pain to test, but worth it since more than
> a few of us are having issues.
> 
> I have tried changing RAM to rule out recent RAM upgrade with same results.
> (The original RAM upgrade predates the problems, and had been running 4.0
> without problems previously).
> 
> I have attempted installs with absolutely "clean" cvsup's (delete /usr/src
> entirely and let cvsup re-populate it).
> 
> I will coordinate data from others with the same problem if necessary.
> In particular I'd like to ask what Qlogic cards are in use and what IRQ's
> they are using for them, etc.
-- 
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 you are free to disagree
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