Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 00:22:38 -0700 From: Josef Grosch <jgrosch@superior.mooseriver.com> To: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Machines going bump in the night. Message-ID: <19970902002238.34863@mooseriver.com> In-Reply-To: <199709020634.HAA20115@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>; from Brian Somers on Tue, Sep 02, 1997 at 07:34:04AM %2B0100 References: <19970901223612.17327@mooseriver.com> <199709020634.HAA20115@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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On Tue, Sep 02, 1997 at 07:34:04AM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 02, 1997 at 12:50:06AM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: > > > I'm sitting here at 00:45, when suddenly one of my machines (actually > > > on loan from a friend) exploded - while running FreeBSD-2.1.7. > > > > > > I got no core dump, and despite "options DDB" in my kernel config, it > > > did not drop into the debugger. Now the machine doesn't seem to boot > > > any more. Has any one else experienced this ? > > > > > > Should I report this with "send-pr" ? > > > > > > There were at least 15 small explosions along with a series of > > > impressive flashes - kinda like disappointing fireworks, and there's > > > a nasty smell of sulphur in the room now. Should I post my kernel > > > config file ? > > > > > > > Yes, please do. It seems you have accidentally enabled the HCF option in > > your kernel config. Don't do that. > > Daniel Ortmann <ortmann@sparc.isl.net> was closest to identifying the > *real* problem. I had a some typos in my configuration file: > > options IPFIREALL > #options SAFETY > options NO_SCSI_SENSE > > I couldn't find any docs on the "HCF" option :-( > 'Halt and Catch Fire' See http://www.nmsmn.com/~cservin/jargon/h/hcf.html This needs to be moved to Chat. Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 2.2.2 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | UNIX for the masses
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