Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:11:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: jamie@exodus.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Catching the culprit (reboot problems) 3.3 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9909221009240.6368-100000@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <19990922094447.A15382@dilbert.exodus.net>
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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Jamie Rishaw wrote: > On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 09:06:13AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > > > On Tue, 21 Sep 1999, Jamie Rishaw wrote: > > > > > /dev/da0s1f 762223 5482 695764 1% /var > > > real memory = 536870912 (524288K bytes) > > > avail memory = 519012352 (506848K bytes) > > > > > > swapinfo: > > > Device 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Type > > > /dev/da0s1b 524288 0 524160 0% Interleaved > > > > > > i dumpon /dev/da0s1b'd. > > > > > > So, ya, should be enuff.? > > > > no, somewhere in the handbook (or somewhere) it explains that > > you need _a bit_ more swap than ram, why didn't you follow the > > rule of thumb? (swap = 2x mem?) > > > > I figured, OK, if I actually use so much ram that I use a gig > of ram+swap.. then there's something else going on :) Probably true, but you'll be unable to get a crashdump with your current configuration, the guidlines are there for a reason. Actually... :) you're in luck, why not throttle down MAXMEM in your kernel config to about half what is it now, then you'll be able to get that dump most likely. :) good luck, -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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