From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 27 21:09:41 2009 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 31B53106566C for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:09:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mtoth@queldor.net) Received: from queldor.net (queldor.com [216.164.83.38]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D6E08FC1D for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:09:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mtoth@queldor.net) Received: from c-24-34-183-218.hsd1.ma.comcast.net ([24.34.183.218] helo=[192.168.1.243]) by queldor.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LRuTn-000DJ8-VY for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:24:16 -0600 Message-ID: <497F6D95.8040601@queldor.net> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:24:53 -0500 From: Michael toth User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List References: <497ECECD.2060403@fxclub.org> <497F0BE6.105@queldor.net> <497F0D2E.5060309@fxclub.org> <497F0DF8.5030507@queldor.net> <497F1B42.4090804@fxclub.org> In-Reply-To: <497F1B42.4090804@fxclub.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0 reboots on Dell 2950 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: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:09:41 -0000 Proskurin Kirill wrote: > Michael Toth wrote: >> >> Proskurin Kirill wrote: >>> Michael Toth wrote: >>>> Proskurin Kirill wrote: >>>>> Hello all. >>>>> >>>>> What we have: >>>>> Dell 2950 with FreeBSD-7.0-p9 on it. >>>>> It work as mail server(Exim+Dovecot and so on). >>>>> All latest version from ports. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> After start a production use - it is start to reboot 3-4 times a day >>>>> with no reason. We think what it is a hardware problem. >>>>> >>>>> We swap RAM - not helps. >>>>> We swap chassis - not helps. >>>>> I rebiuld all ports - not helps. >>>>> (well i notice what it start to be more stable - 1 reboot in 1-2 >>>>> days) >>>>> >>>>> In attach screens of error what i have to catch. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Can someone say - what it can be or how to find what may cause this? >>>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Are you by any chance running 'megarc' to check your raid >>>> controller ? >>>> >>> Hm >>> >>> Port: megarc-1.51 >>> Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/megarc >>> Info: LSI Logic's MegaRAID controlling software >>> Maint: gerrit.beine@gmx.de >>> B-deps: >>> R-deps: >>> WWW: http://www.lsilogic.com/products/megaraid/ >>> >>> Do you think it can work with Dell controller? >>> >> I know it works w/ the Dell controllers, I have also had issues with it >> where it randomly made my machines (all Power Edge 2950 running 7.x) >> core dump > > mail# cd /usr/ports/sysutils/megarc > mail# make install clean > ===> megarc-1.51 is marked as broken: Running megarc seems to cause > memory corruption. > *** Error code 1 > > Stop in /usr/ports/sysutils/megarc. > mail# > > Hm. Do I really need it? :-) > No, you do not really need it, it would just allow you to get information from the raid controller (and as I said before this port caused me issues and core dump'd my machines) I was more trying to get at IF you were running this that if may have been the cause of your issues. As someone else has already mentioned you really need to find out if there is a kernel panic or not and going from there. -- -- [ Queldor ] (Warning: This message may cause you to understand something)