Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:02:01 -0600 From: Ray <ray@stilltech.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: questions about Fatal Trap 12 Message-ID: <200904091002.01582.ray@stilltech.net> In-Reply-To: <200904031144.31198.ray@stilltech.net> References: <200904031144.31198.ray@stilltech.net>
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On Friday 03 April 2009 11:44:31 Ray wrote: > Hello, > I have received a kernel Trap 12 error several times now and am trying to > figure it out. > the error occurred today, and the previous time was about two weeks ago. > last time I had to run fsck manually if that proves anything. > > > uname -a gives the following: > > FreeBSD wserver.********.com 7.0-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p3 #0: Wed > Sep 17 13:30:46 MDT 2008 > root@wserver.*********.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MOD amd64 > > > Google returns results mostly for versions 4.x and 5.x, but it suggest 2 > main things: > test ram, and kernel panic troubleshooting. > (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/faq/advanced.html#KERNEL-PANIC- > TROUBLESHOOTING) > > Is there a way to test the ram without removing it from the machine and > leave the machine functioning. I've used memtest 86 before, but obviously > the machine has to be offline for this test. > > However, I'm a little unsure of the instructions in the handbook on > troubleshooting. namely, it talks about using the nm command, but I can't > figure out the data file to give it as an argument, and second I'm unsure > about using a debugging Kernel on a production server. I have heard that It > will significantly slow down a machine. > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > Ray Can anybody make any suggestions, or is there a better list to take this question to? Ray
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